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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
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
26.900.005.601.350.000.000.0033.85
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.800.000.000.850.000.000.006.65

Stride workout 14x100m with a jog back to the start. Another hot day, 88F. I did warmup and cooldown on treadmill, that only left me about 20 min. outside, not too bad. Times:

20.69 20.09 18.84 1:25.66(forgot to hit the split) 17.79 17.94 17.99 18.13 17.72 17.75 18.25 17.83 18.87 17.56

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.000.000.000.006.40

hot and humid (86F), miserable run in 56:27 (8:49 pace). Stopped for water half way through, but it was still too hot.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.250.000.000.007.35

easy run in 1:03:43 (8:58 pace). I felt like I was running faster than 9 min/mile. The weather was humid, but cool, only 75F, so no excuse there. I'm often amazed how my perception of effort doesn't correspond to the actual pace. Right ankle was sore on the inside, but got better towards the end. Did 4x100m strides afterwards (21.6, 20.1, 19.2, 18.3).

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.400.005.600.000.000.000.009.00

Tempo intervals - 3x3000m with 2' jog recovery, on track. Today was the first time I was able to complete the entire workout, even if I fell off the pace on the third interval. I still consider it a success, with a lot of room for improvement. Times: 13:54, 13:54, 14:16.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.250.000.000.004.45

very easy run, 38:54, plus 4x100m strides (18.9, 17.7, 17.8, 16.7). On the last stride, I really focused on bringing my knees up, and I immediately ran a second faster. In fact, this is my fastest recorded 100m since I started doing strides.

Trying to rest up for a 5K tomorrow. Unfortunately, we got invited to a friend's birthday party tonight. I'll have to stay away from alcohol and overeating (sometimes, both can be a challenge at Russian parties!), and I need to make sure we get home not too late, so I can get enough sleep. I still want to try and break 22 min.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
26.900.005.601.350.000.000.0033.85
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