Hills for breakfast, hold the gnats

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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

Tue, Feb 09, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.17

37F, clear & starry. G-A run w/ 5 x 10 sec. hill sprints.

Those hill sprints were a bit of a "well, it's better than nothing" experience. First of all, I let myself space out (why does that happen so often?) and didn't have time to do the 10 reps I had planned. I didn't even really have time for the 5, but Mr. Sno doesn't worry too much if I'm a couple of minutes late. Secondly, I should have gone to a steeper hill. So... all in all the sprints were only fun and not grueling - gee, isn't running a brutal sport? ;)

Close encounter... I ran so close to a deer this morning that we were both startled into- well, doing nothing. After passing a hedge along a sidewalk, there she was, standing less than 3 feet from me. She froze in the beam of my headlamp, and I ran past slowly. I could have reached out and touched her. It's a moment I think I will remember for a long time.

Brooks ST3 II Miles: 8.17

Comments

From Metcalf Running on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 14:13:36 from 207.225.192.66

Cool deer encounter!! That is awesome! Nice run... I tend to zone out also, but I like that LOL

From Marathon Dreamer on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 19:34:33 from 200.52.168.2

WOW!! That must have been amazing to see a deer that close!! I love to zone out... helps the miles just blur by....

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 19:43:35 from 24.8.167.243

Wow. That was a really cool encounter with the deer.

I sometimes zone out on hill sprints and then see that I've run some of them too slowly when I look at the stats later.

From april27 on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 19:56:39 from 99.188.251.180

good thing you had the head lamp to freeze her in her tracks! LOL

From JD on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 20:59:00 from 32.176.150.119

Nice run. That's awesome about the close deer encounter! Wildlife rules!

From Dale on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 21:49:24 from 69.10.215.11

Some hill sprints are better for you than no hill sprints!

From Kelli on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 21:27:40 from 71.219.89.82

What a cool moment with the deer!! They have been all over our neighborhood lately and they are fun to watch, but we can never manage to get that close no matter how slow we creep up on them!

I think your hills sounded PERFECT!!!

From Smooth on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 23:40:21 from 174.23.239.148

Nice FUN hill sprints!

VERY COOL deer encounter. There's a family of deer living in the field across from my house. Some mornings and particularly early evenings, they are in my yard. I try not to startle them. I love to watch them prance across the street back to their "home".

From auntieem on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:27:50 from 24.17.177.218

Do you pick a specific distance for hill sprints? It is hard to find exactly the right steepness of hill. I am searching for one now that is a little not a lot steeper, but still near the track, since I have to finish up on the track.

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:01:51 from 24.18.192.33

I do hill sprints (and longer hill repeats) by time, so I just have to make sure it's long enough for my purpose. Plenty of hills to choose from around here. A hill for all my many moods... :)

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