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

Mon, Aug 13, 2007

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

First day at my new job. Long day, got home only about 8 with bad stomach pains. I was very hungry, so I ate and felt better. But by the time my stomach settled down a bit, it was already after 9. So there went my run.

The commute is awful - min. 1:30 with tube, train and shuttle bus involved. 3 hours a day down the drain. But I like the job, and maybe I will be able to spend 2 days a week at a customer site, depending of course, where the customer will be! I'll also have to do some travel to Germany to the company's headquarters.

Comments

From Lybi on Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 17:09:08

Whoa! That's big news. Sorry about the long commute! Better get some great books or something. May I suggest the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? Everyone I lend those books to goes out and buys them because they like 'em so much. Be very good to yourself! Starting a new job is a big stressor.

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 13:41:55

Looks like you are really busy at work, or traveling... In any case, have you ever considered a telecommuting job? There is no way in the world I'd be able to train like I do if I had to go to an office. Not only does that help with training, but it is also good for more important things - I get to see my family a lot more and participate in raising my children.

From Maria on Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 17:03:22

Sasha and Lybi, thanks for the comments! I was indeed traveling in US until today, and my running went down the tube as it often does when I'm away from home and my routine. And now I'm jet lagged pretty badly.

Sasha, unfortunately, the kind of work I like doing doesn't lend itself to telecommute. I have to interact with people a lot, both my colleagues and my customers (I'm now managing tech. solution support for SAP's maxAttention customers). Sometimes work can be done from home, but our department insists that we come into the office so we can network and help each other. It's just the office is so far away from me. I will struggle this winter with my running, for sure.

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 17:14:59

Maria - what I meant is if you have some skills that can be used well in a telecommuting job. You would have to find a different company that believes in telecommuting, of course. One I can recommend is MySQL. They are in a close partnership with SAP, and even acquired/inherited some SAP code that they have been maintaining, so if you have decent SAP experience, and wait for the right time, you may get your foot in the door. Keep an eye on http://mysql.com/jobs if that sounds interesting.

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