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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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Sun, Jul 22, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.700.000.000.000.000.000.003.70

just an easy recovery run. Felt fine, except for the new pain in my left leg. It is similar to the pain in my right leg, which I've had for about a year now. But now it's in my "good" leg as well! It hurts on the outside of the knee, and also directly under the knee on the back of the leg. It's a weird thing, and doesn't fit into any of standard running injuries I know. It got better after I warmed up - it hurts most when I start walking after sitting down. I can only guess it's some sort of strain on tendons connecting hamstring and calf, or maybe ITBS. I first felt it in my left leg last Thursday after the 5K. I'm sure running in flats didn't help. I'll ice it tonight, and hope it doesn't get worse, because I'm a scoring runner in tomorrow's track meet, so I can't back down.

Total time: 33:23 (8:57 pace).

Comments
From Brent on Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 13:29:15

Maria, thanks for your comments on the race. Running in spikes feels like running on cement to me. Be careful during the race. Good luck.

From Michelle on Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 18:57:56

Hi Maria!

I found you! You commented on my workout last week.

So you sprint and are on a track team? I didn't know that track teams were still an option as an adult. I would love to race on the track like in college or high school.

I would just say that you can always back down if an injury requires it. I would think that you need to do what is best for you and your running, and long term that will be good for your team.

That's just my two cents, look out for #1.

BTW, I posted some personal information on my blog since you requested it and I didn't realize I didn't have anything.

From Maria on Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 08:36:55

Brent - I don't run in spikes now. I use my road running flats. Maybe I'll get spikes for next year's track!

Michelle - I used to be a sprinter in HS and college (100-400), but now I train for distance (that's my excuse why my sprint times are so far off my PRs now. That, and age :)). I'm not on a track team, just my running club team and we participate in a couple of inter-club leagues in South England. I'm doing sprints just for fun now, and I've done middle distances too. It's a lot of fun, I love it! There are a lot of track competitions in the summer for all ages, but this is UK. In US, there are less opportunities, at least in NJ where I lived before moving to London. Not to mention it's scorching hot in most of US in the summer - not great for racing.

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