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Location:

CO,

Member Since:

Jun 02, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

5k (2009): ~30

10k (2010): ~55

1/2 marathon (2011): ~1:54

Marathon (2001): ~4:05

Marathons

Chicago Marathon (2001): 4:05

California International Marathon (2010): 4:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Primary goal is consistency in training, secondary goal is to get faster.

5k: sub 25 mins

10k: sub 49 mins

1/2 marathon: sub 1:45

marathon: 3:50

Tentative 2011 race schedule:

May 15, Colfax 1/2- Denver; 1:54:03

June 4, Golden Gate Dirty Thirty- 12mi, Black Hawk; 2:50:06

Late June- Early August: Running hiatus due to geology field camp

August 21,  Heart and Sole 10k- Boulder; 55:30

September 5, Boulder 1/2 Marathon; 2:02ish

September 25, Bear Chase 1/2, Lakewood

October 9, Denver Rock n'Roll 1/2

October 21, Scream Scram 5k- Denver

November 12, Turkey Trot 10k- Longmont

November 19, Panicking Poultry 5k- Boulder

November 24, CU Turkey Trot 5k - Boulder

December 4, CIM- Sacramento



 

 



Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to qualify for Boston and complete a 100 mile race someday. I hope to run consistently for the rest of my life.

Personal:

Geologist, backcountry skier and hiker, cyclist, occasional rock climber, and yogi. I enjoy traveling, cooking, knitting, reading, music (learning the guitar and piano- and listening to a wide variety), and working on our house. 1 significant other, 2 dogs, 1 cat.


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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics GT-2150 Lifetime Miles: 289.93
Asics Kayano Red Lifetime Miles: 393.13
Saucony Progrid Mirage Lifetime Miles: 32.10
Asics Gel Cumulus 12 Lifetime Miles: 317.95
La Sportiva- Fireblade Lifetime Miles: 112.07
Runs With L Pup Lifetime Miles: 590.86
Runs With B Pup Lifetime Miles: 180.08
Brooks Cascadia 6 Lifetime Miles: 106.69
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

AM: 3 on trails with pups. Don't know stats since the garmin watch was freaking out on me. This is actually the first time this type of glitch has happened. About a mile into the run, it started beeping at me and continued to cycle through power up and powder down mode. I tried the hard reset numerous times to no avail. When I got home, I plugged it in and it said 100% battery and continued to either power up/down or just beep with a blank screen with a single line across it. I got online and apparently this is a common problem and the hard reset usually does not work (the fix is to just send it back to Garmin for a replacement). I called garmin and got someone that said well, it was probably because the bezel wasn't working because it had gotten wet. Ummmm, no- it was a mile into my run on a crisp clear, COLORADO day.. e.g. there is very little humidity. I have had problems when I've run in the rain or snow melted on the watch, but this was not the problem. He insisted it was. Whatever. Then when I was on the phone with the guy, the watch just reset and came back on. (Of course, this time it said low battery.. not sure how that happened in the course of 2-3 minutes). Anyways, the guy said maybe I needed a software update and tried walking me through the steps of doing that.. thanks, but no thanks.. I can do that on my own. So- I'd say 0% helpful overall. I did the software update and did another hard reset so we'll see how that goes. 

 I have to say, I've not been all that happy with the recent garmin purchases I've made. I'm a pretty tech savvy person (work with GPS and satellite data for Earth and other planetary bodies).. so I should be able to get the software and products to function properly right? Not so much.  I bought a garmin GPS unit before leaving for field work this summer and it has been okay, but the preloaded software is unusable. Terrible- I will not even get into the details. Just don't go there. I think another real let down for the products has been the manuals and information available. It is basically non-existent. For the money you pay, I'd expect a bit more.

Mid-morning: Hatha Yoga.

Afternoon: Maya Vinyasa flow.

Runs With L Pup Miles: 3.00Runs With B Pup Miles: 3.00Brooks Cascadia 6 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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