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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.305.000.000.200.000.000.008.50

Legs still feeling tired, and I got sore adductors too, not sure why - probably from housework yesterday. Started out not feeling great, not sure whether to run easy or try Tinman Tempo. After 1.5mi I decided that I don't really want to slog at 9:00 pace for an hour, and that maybe I won't feel any worse if I tried some tempo. Well, I did feel worse, but not much, and once I started, I was on a roll and wasn't going to stop until I finished the whole thing. I ran 5 mile tempo, starting at 8:07 avg. pace and ending at 7:59 avg. Total 39:53 for the tempo. First couple of miles were harder than last 3. Legs were really tired by the end, but I made it. Then did 4x100m strides on track with 100m jog. It turned into a pretty good workout after all.

Total time: 1:08:13 (8:25 pace), not counting strides.

Comments
From Wildbull on Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 16:22:32

Maria,

Good job pushing it when you don't feel like it. I feel the same way all the time. I have to tell myself "my body is going to complain weather I run slow or fast so i might as well pick up the pace and get it over with!" Good luck in finding a new place.

From Lybi on Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 17:04:25

Great job! You must clean a lot more vigorously that I do to get sore adductors, especially considerring what great shape you are in!

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 17:50:36

Looks like you start starting to get into shape. It is a good sign when you start a tempo run feeling worse than when you finish.

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