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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

Mon, Nov 24, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

Objective: Easy/recovery (tapering)

Weather: 43F, partly cloudy, windy (Bf.4), another gorgeous crescent moon.

20 min. core & weights

I had no muscle soreness but my legs feel pretty dead. Still, it felt good to get out and work them a little.

I've enjoyed seeing some stars these past few mornings. My DH and I were discussing this rarity; we concluded that in summer we are normally in bed before it gets dark enough at this latitude to see a lot of stars, and the rest of the year we so frequently have a cloud cover. Venus and Jupiter were very near each other last night and very bright. Our DD became very interested in how we could identify them, and we subsequently found this software for her on the internet. I know a lot of other people on this blog homeschool, so I thought I'd pass this on. But it's pretty cool for us grown ups too! Excellent graphics.

Blue Nike Structure Triax 11 Miles: 3.50

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:12:02

That star software looks pretty cool.

When I was in college I spent a semester in Israel. We took a field trip to Mt. Sinai for an early morning hike. Along the way our bus broke down and we all had to get out and sit along the side of the road while they took care of the bus. It was dark and the Sinai Peninsula is not really populated, and so I saw stars there like I've never seen stars before or sense. It was amazing. We could actually see the "cloudiness" of the Milky Way.

Enjoy your taper.

From jefferey on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 16:44:53

It looks like motionbased.com is now supporting the big MAC. give it a try. It's kind of nice to see everything on the computer with elevation updates for more accurate distances and pace.

From snoqualmie on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 17:30:06

Thanks, Jeff! I appreciate your thinking of me. Unfortunately, the 405 with ANT (an antenna connection) is not supported. In fact, it looks like it may not ever be supported from this statement on the site: "We will support all Garmin fitness, most handheld USB and ANT Agent devices (except ANT Agent on the Mac)." Garmin has really dropped the ball on this one, imo. I wonder if they're getting some kind of kickback from Microsoft. It's ridiculous.

From jefferey on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 18:05:40

Well if you didn't have the fancy 405 it would work. Darn! How do you like the 405 model? I know that it is quite a bit smaller but somebody else wrote that they had a hard time adjusting it on the run.

From Snoqualmie on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 18:16:27

I LOVE it. I had the 201 for years and was ecstatic when it went ga-ga on me (I ran 1,053 miles in 11 minutes!) and I "had to" get a new one. Some people do not like the bezel controls, but I have found them to be easy and enjoyable. The 201 was like wearing a deck of cards on my tiny wrist. The 405 isn't exactly small, but it feels much more like a normal watch.

From solemate on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 19:43:09

Count your blessings; you have had some good weather lately. The good news is that it is quite nice here too; I haven't seen a long range forecast yet.

Guess I need to get on the Garmin website; just procrastinating doing another web based thing.

From Kelli on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 20:12:50

Great workout as always and thanks for sharing the sight! I do not homeschool, but I was a teacher so i do a lot of stuff at home with my kids to help them out!!

From Snoqualmie on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 21:36:43

Solemate - yeah, I'm watching the Folsom/Sacramento reports these days. Seems pretty warm.

From solemate on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 22:12:22

The long range weather forecast here is predicting 70s for the day. Early morning can still be in the 30s/40s.... what time does the race start. Check those temps too - you might be pleasantly suprised.

From Snoqualmie on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 23:50:07

And then there is this little ray of optimism: http://www.runcim.org/data/weather.html

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