| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 31.75 | 11.05 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
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Ran variable fartlek today at 3K-10K speed with equal time jog recovery. It was a hard workout, but I felt good. The splits were as follows:
5 min. - 0.68mi (7:19 pace)
3 min - 0.43mi (7:10)
3 min - 0.44mi (6:54)
3 min - 0.44mi (6:58)
1 min - 0.15mi (6:37)
1 min - 0.16mi (6:28)
Total time 1:07:50. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
| Easy recovery run, 50:21 (8:59 pace). I picked up a cold in Belgium - not realy surprising seeing how I went to crowded public places (tube, train station) immediately after 19 mile run last Friday, when my immune system was probably down. It's not too bad, I have some congestion, mainly at night, but on my runs I can usually breathe better. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 5.05 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
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Did 40 minutes of marathon tempo, it came to 5.05mi (7:56 pace). It is the same pace as last week, but for some reason it felt a lot easier today. It was really a medium effort, my breathing was steady and my legs were happy to chug along. I tried the shoes I intend to use for the marathon for the first time today - Asics DS Trainers, and they felt great. They are very light and responsive. I have to try them on some long runs with marathon pace segments to make sure they won't give me blisters or any other trouble, but they were great for 9 miles straight out of the box. Maybe the shoes gave me the edge to feel so good today, I don't know. I'd like to think it's the long runs and tempos working, and my fitness maybe is nudging ahead ever so slightly.
After the tempo, did 4x100m strides and jogged home. Then did 3x10 heel raises. Total time 1:15:51 (not counting strides).
I found this race on Feb. 25, in Hyde Park, so I sent my registration yesterday. Today is the deadline, and I'm hoping they got it in time. I didn't run a race since November, so it would be nice to run an 8K. In fact, I don't think I ever raced this distance! I did a few 5 milers, but not 8K (granted, they're close enough). | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| I was supposed to do mile repeats today, but wasn't up to it mentally. Dealing with some family problems, and my mind was elsewhere (and I felt pretty exhausted running). So just took it easy to try and clear my mind. Total time 45:08. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 11.30 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.30 |
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Long run with the marathon pace segment in the middle. Did 6mi. easy, then 6mi. in 48:00 (8:00 pace), then 5.3mi. easy. I really tried to pace myself properly and not start out too fast on the marathon piece. So I started at 8:05 (still 10 sec. faster than my projected MP) and it felt completely easy. I hardly heard myself breathing. Practiced taking gel at marathon pace. It took some time and extra energy fumbling with water flask, but I was able to do it and not lose my pace at all. After about 3 miles at MP, I noticed my pace dropping and in the end I did 6mi in 48:00. It still felt easy at the end. I planned on doing 16mi. total, but then I felt good enough to extend it a bit. Took 2 gels, at 6.5 mi. and at 12 miles.
My only complaint today were crowded sidewalks especially by the London Zoo. It was a nice day, and people were out with kids, strollers, etc. I had to dodge people like crazy. But overall it was a very good run. I ran in DS Trainers again - no problems. Total time 2:27:24 (8:31 pace). | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 31.75 | 11.05 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.30 |
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