Maria's Running Blog

December 31, 2025

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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

Thu, Feb 07, 2008

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

Thanks for the comments, everyone! I still feel very crappy, but the doctors are teling me to be patient. I had to go to the hospital second time last Sunday because I had an episode of my heart pounding like crazy which scared me a lot. That resulted in another 3 days in the hospital which included my 40th birthday :(. Good news that cardiologist cleared me, and there are no more clots in my legs. Now I just have to break down the ones stuck in my lungs! Bad news is that I get elevated heart rate and shortness of breath from simply moving around the house, so even going to work is out of the question for now :(.

Comments

From Bonnie on Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 15:45:50

Oh My Goodness,

Maria, I am so sorry to hear about this. Warfarin is bad stuff, you are smart to get every heart pounding checked out, how scary it must be. I know this from last year, you will bounce back fairly quickly once you are healthy again - so don't stress the workouts.

The work is a bummer, I know how stir crazy it can get. So - you should stock up on the Neil Stephenson Baroque Cycle books (the thickest books I have ever read) - they will keep you busy. They are a funny historical fiction series about the beginnings of science (and the Royal Society). His first book I read, Cryptonomicon was SUPER funny, if you want to start with that one.

Let me know if you need anything from here in the US - I will send you anything you need. Were you over here looking at colleges?

Please keep posting - or email me (lafleur.bonnie@gmail.com) with updates, I am concerned.

Greg and Tracy had a baby boy a couple of weeks ago, his name is Angus.

Bonnie

From Brent on Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 19:34:18

Maria, we all wondered about you. Keep us updated on your recovery. God Bless

B of BS Rools out

From josse on Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 00:30:01

So sorry to hear about what happened I really hope eveything works out and you can return to your daily things as well as running. Hang in there.

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