Maria's Running Blog

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Location:

London,UK

Member Since:

Jan 02, 2006

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Collegiate: 100m - 13.2 (1985) 200m - 27.0 (indoors, 1989) 400m - 62.3 (indoors, 1989) Post-Collegiate: 5K - 21:37 (1998) 5mi - 35:15 (1998) 10K - 45:04 (1998) 15K - 1:11:36 (2006) 20K - 1:35:34 (2006) Half - 1:42:03 (2007) Marathon - 3:37:04 (Cal International, 2000)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get my weekly mileage in the 35-40 range.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I guess at this point I just want to keep running for fitness and weight control.

Personal:

I was born in Moscow, Russia in '68, where I started running sprint events in '83. I moved to the US (NYC area) in '91 and didn't run again till '96 when I discovered road racing scene. I was hooked after my first 5K race. I had another break in running from '01-'04 and decided to seriously get back into it in August of '05. I'm married and have 16 year old daughter. I have moved to London in August '06, will probably stay here for a few years.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel Nimbus 9 Lifetime Miles:						354.40
Mizuno Wave Rider 9 (3) Lifetime Miles:						350.73
Adidas Supernova Cushion (2) Lifetime Miles:						293.25
Asics DS Trainer XI Lifetime Miles:						134.68
Saucony Fastwitch Endurance Lifetime Miles:						120.98
Brooks Defyance Lifetime Miles:						13.00
Asics Gel Nimbus 10 Lifetime Miles:						0.00

Sun, Oct 07, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
7.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.10

Finally got out and did 7.1mi in 1:01:09 (8:36 pace).

Watched ChasingKimbia live updates from Chicago - looks like a crazy finish in both men and women's races. And then the marathon was called off due to the heat - same story as in my marathon in Rotterdam. I actually think it was a very wise move on organizer's' part, because they were running out of water, and the ambulances couldn't cope. Let's not forget there were 40,000 runners out there. Rotterdam had only 15,000 and still it was cancelled. It's extremely disappointing for the runners, but better safe than sorry, it's not possible to hit your goals in 87F anyway!

Comments

From Brent on Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 18:22:02

Maria, thanks for your comments. If your time in the U.S. permits, it would be great if you could come run St.George and meet all the bloggers. Thanks for your continuing support.

From Logan on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 10:31:34

Thanks for the comments. I am stoked to run in the Olympic Trials. My dream came true quickly. Qualifying for the trials was the last thing on my mind. I was shooting for sub-2:30. Keep up the great work.

From Brent on Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 15:47:04

Maria, I can't wait for the Tinman book. James sent me the link to the web site. It seems he is right on with the tempo workouts. Maybe getting more structure can help me. Good to hear from you. I bet it was hard watch the Chicago race with what happned at Rotterdam.

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