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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
13.100.0013.10

AM: Ran the Boulder half marathon today at the reservoir. I used the race as a training run with the goal of around ~9 mins/mi and/or avg heart rate no higher than 160. The heart rate monitor was freaking out the entire race, yo-yoing from 80 to normal heart rates of 140-170. So, I mostly ran by feel and tried to keep the pace around 9 mins/mi. Really nice day, little warm towards the end. After race was okay, but I think the Heart and Sole race a couple weeks earlier had better food and post-race stuff. 

Final: 13.1 in 9:08 avg pace. Total time: 2:02ish (forgot to stop watch at the end). Avg heart rate: 155, Max heart rate: 184 (I have no idea if this is even accurate). Min elevation: 5,184', Max elevation: 5,475', ~400 gain/loss.

 Feeling okay with the effort. I've only done a handful of 9 mile runs the last couple of weeks and have only been back at running regularly for ~3.5 weeks. Not a bad effort for this early in the marathon training season. The reservoir is always tougher than I expect. For some reason I always think.. 'Oh, I'm heading down to Boulder, where it is flat'. In reality, it is more flat than the mountains, but the back roads definitely have some rollers. Good, honest training run.

Saucony Progrid Mirage Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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