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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
8.160.008.16

AM: 5 on trails with pups + 3 more on roads alone near house in 11:22 avg pace. I forgot my heart rate monitor at work yesterday and it felt nice to run without it for a change. I should probably try to run sans watch a few times a week- would probably do me some good instead of looking at these incredibly slow paces. Avg elevation: 8,500', 1,170' gain/loss. Beautiful morning for a run. Legs felt pretty good, still some stiffness in lower legs- probably from all the trail running the last couple weeks. Need to do some stretching and foam rolling this evening. 

 

 

Asics GT-2150 Miles: 3.16La Sportiva- Fireblade Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 135.70Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Stacy on Tue, May 03, 2011 at 12:57:12 from 97.114.167.56

Nice run. You gotta love spring. Bet the pups enjoyed the weather as much as you did. I have never run with a heart rate monitor. We have one for the treadmill but have never used it. Might have to try it some time. Of course then I would have to figure out what my heart rate is supposed to be. :)

From kyanite on Tue, May 03, 2011 at 13:03:44 from 65.241.78.2

Yes, I do love the spring. Perfect running weather for everyone.

I never wore a heart rate monitor until I started running up at 8500'. I was interested in knowing what the differences in my heart rates were between running at home and running in Boulder (~5500). I was also worried that maybe I was training at too high of intensity up at home because every run felt hard. They still feel hard (or at least harder than in boulder), but I can sort of gauge how hard I should be running up a hill based on how high my heart rate is spiking. I don't know if the heart rate monitor has helped my training or not though and it's also hard to then determine what my heart rate should be if I run at sea level.. But it's data and I do like data :)

From Stacy on Tue, May 03, 2011 at 13:14:49 from 97.114.167.56

In your situation with the altitude I can definitely see why you like to monitor your heart rate. And I would be shocked if a Phd. did not like data! :)

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