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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, Feb 23, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.49	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.49

Objective: easy/recovery

Conditions: 45F, wind ~10 mph, cloudy, a few spinkles

20 min. strength work

I'm pretty stiff and tired this morning, but as the run progressed I felt my muscles loosening up. It was light enough towards the end of the run that I could run up around the duck pond. (I tend to avoid dark trails, even w/ my headlamp, for safety reasons.) It was just gorgeous.

Blue Nike Triax 12 Miles: 6.49

Comments

From Metcalf Running on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:26:05

Nice run... sounds like spring is on it's way!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:31:28

That sounds like a very successful recovery run - loosened you up after yesterday's long run. Great job!

I avoid trails when it's dark too.

From Marion on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 15:20:24

I am with you! If I see some non runner out on MY path in the wee hours- I tuck my tail and run the other direction! Us hotties gotta protect our gorgeousness! ;)

From jefferey on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 16:18:14

I'm going to start calling you "The Machine". You can't be stopped!

From snoqualmie on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 16:59:27

Jeff - that's cracking me up, because I was using mantras to finish my run yesterday (when I didn't want to), and one of them was "Unstoppable!" Now if I could just figure out how to be a *faster* machine. I'm a handcar who wants to be a locomotive.

From jefferey on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 17:08:56

Go to the library. You know where it is. Look up the book "The little train that could". Read it and memorize the following. I think I can, I think I can........ and you will. I was talking to Sean last night and we talked about Speed training. He does 2 speed workouts a week. One on Tuesday and one with his Sat. long run. Since I only run 4 days a week he said to only do speed work once a week but to do strides on 1-2 other days.

From snoqualmie on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 18:49:31

Sean is amazing. When it snowed I could always tell when Sean was out running because the tracks were impossibly far apart (from one foot to the other). I'm trying to do at least 2 speed work days per week, but I don't recover as quickly from them as I would like to. My age I guess. The way I look at it, I will someday achieve my goal by longevity if nothing else... it doesn't take a lot of speed to be the fastest 80 year old at a marathon. ;)

From Bonnie on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 18:50:31

Are you feeling better today? I hope so. Sometimes it takes longer than we suspect to actually get better after a cold (especially at our youthful age). You rock, as usual!

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