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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
11.060.0011.06

AM: woke to ~2 inches of snow this morning and by the time I got out the door it was ~4-5"! Love a nice spring snow shower. Went out for a longish run alone: 11 in 9:45 avg pace. Felt pretty good, but the downhills are slower than they used to be and I'm not exactly sure why that is. Maybe just not really in that great of shape yet. Min Elevation: 8,250', Max Elevation: 8,715', Gain/Loss: 830'. No heart rate monitor today. Got thoroughly soaked on the run by really considerate people driving 10-20 over the speed limit and not moving over one inch for me. On the way back, it had warmed up a bit and all the snow became a slushy wet mess that came up almost over my ankles. With the exception of intended stream crossings, my feet have never been so wet.

Got home and the snow was so nice in our yard that I decided to take the pups out for a ~2 mile snowshoe in the woods (after a change of clothes, socks, and shoes because I was pretty soaked and starting to get a chill). It was a really nice cool down and they thoroughly enjoyed romping through the snow. It's still snowing up in the mountains- some forecasts call for another 5-8", which would be great because we still need the precipitation!

Asics Gel Cumulus 12 Miles: 11.06
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Stacy on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:08:15 from 97.114.165.230

Yea! The Front Range is getting moisture! When I was in high school the prom was cancelled because we had this May snowstorm that dumped like a foot of heavy wet snow. Of course it was gone 2 days later. :)

From kyanite on Thu, May 12, 2011 at 15:12:39 from 65.241.78.2

Yes, we're really happy about the moisture. It was getting a bit scary there for awhile. Bummer that your prom got canceled due to a snow storm, I think one year ours almost got canceled due to tornado watches. Looking back, I never had that great of a time at prom, so I probably wouldn't have cared too much if it had been canceled :) I hope the snow sticks around for a few days and doesn't melt too quickly. I know some places are concerned about heavy runoff.

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