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Location:

Snoqualmie,WA,

Member Since:

Jan 31, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon PR: 4:17 at Portland Marathon, Oct. 2007

5K PR 24:37 2009

10K PR 52:58 2010

Have run 22 marathons to date.

No injuries, ever.   :)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston (4:05 for my age/gender) - or, perhaps, to use my desire for a BQ as a way to get in the hated speed work so I don't just get slower and slower over the years.  This goal is "under (re)construction" right now, until I figure out whether it is truly what I want. :) 


Long-Term Running Goals:

To continue learning about myself and about running, and to enjoy being a fit, happy runner for life.   To always know why I am running and the best way to get the most (both mentally and physically) out of my runs.  To keep a sense of humor and remain optimistic about myself as a runner.  To enjoy running more and more with every passing year. 

Personal:

Baby boomer generation.  Jogged a little in my 20's and 30's.  Started running seriously in 2002.  Low-carb runner since January 2010. 

I love long runs and cold, cloudy weather.  I don't believe in "junk miles."  I am an optimist.  I adore dark chocolate, fog, my family, and knitting -- not necessarily in that order.  

"As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are."  -- Joan Benoit Samuelson 


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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks ST3 Lifetime Miles: 891.35
Vibram Five Fingers KSO Lifetime Miles: 23.77
Brooks ST3 II Lifetime Miles: 965.17
Lunaracers II Lifetime Miles: 198.23
Mizuno Wave Universe 3 Lifetime Miles: 104.14
Asics Piranha Lifetime Miles: 536.83
RunAmocs (Softstar) Lifetime Miles: 16.23
Piranha II Lifetime Miles: 219.53
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.521.000.000.007.52

2nd time writing this entry - the first disappeared!  Gr! Why does that happen???

Objective: easy, hard, easy, hard, etc. : form drills, cadence drills,  butt kick drills

Conditions: 36F, partly cloudy, crescent moon

15 min. strength work after run.

In almost exactly the same amount of time as yesterday's run, I covered a full  mile more today!  (Hence the estimated 1 mile MP.)  Those drills really turn up the gas.  I go for a block or two concentrating on one or two aspects of form, such as arm swing, hip pivot, cadence, heel lift, etc.  Then I switch to another aspect for the next block or two.

It was a fun workout, with all the freedom to push as long as I wanted to, rotating through the drills, and then go easy for a while until I felt restless again.  My personality is well suited to that kind of freedom.  I hope it doesn't doom me, in terms of my marathon goals. That shiny key to the track is still sitting unused...

Blue Nike Triax 12 Miles: 7.52
Comments
From leslie on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:44:41

oh, I just hate that when it disapears!! Great miles this week! Your blog entries make me want to lace up my shoes and go back out for another run!! Nice work!!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:29:24

Great workout! And congratulations on going a mile farther in the same time on the yesterday. I, on the other hand, went almost a mile and a half shorter today in the same time that I ran yesterday.

You are much better about working on form than I am. Every once and a while I think about relaxing my shoulders and about my cadence, but that's about it.

From jefferey on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:35:24

I missed you at the track this morning. You didn't miss much though as there was a cloud of smoke from wood burning stoves nearby and no wind to knock it out. Good job!

From Dale on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 14:00:16

No doom is at hand....you're just in the Fartlek running camp instead of the Track Intervals running camp. I don't blame you and both camps are equally viable if not equivalent. Good job.

From Metcalf Running on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 20:30:47

Looks like you are feeling better already :) that is a great run!

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