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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
Wed, May 13, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.000.004.30

5:30 AM: 41F, mostly cloudy, dry.  Objective: easy run.  20 min. strength & stretching after run.

A very nice morning for running.  I haven't forgotten my promise of a picture.  I have taken a couple of pictures, but then I look at them and they just don't convey how beautiful it is.  Maybe you have to see it in 3-D.  And maybe it's only beautiful because I'm seeing the contrast from late summer through the winter -- months of yellow grasses by the roadside, where now every sprig of plant material is either green or covered in flowers.  Or maybe the camera in my phone is just really awful.

Blue Nike Triax 12 Miles: 4.30
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:31:00 from 71.229.164.25

You didn't comment much about the run, per se, so I'm assuming that you felt much better on this run than you have the last few days. And you went farther too. You're getting back to normal.

I'm looking forward to the pictures. I'm sure they're great.

From Metcalf Running on Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:43:46 from 207.225.192.66

I think sometimes it's really hard to get a picture to convey what you see. I'm sure they are beautiful though.

Nice run... looks like you are getting back to normal :)

From JD on Wed, May 13, 2009 at 19:59:50 from 32.176.62.205

YOU ROCK!

(This is a general comment meant to indicate that I enjoy coming to your blog and seeing what's going on with your running endeavours on a daily basis).

From Bonnie on Wed, May 13, 2009 at 23:32:04 from 71.210.108.104

ha ha ha ... word JD (see how hip I am Sno?)

From Snoqualmie on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:08:09 from 67.171.56.164

Dang. I would really like to say something clever. Sigh

From april27 on Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:46:31 from 99.188.251.180

i have the same problem with taking pictures...there was this gorgeous fog the other day over the farm fields...stunning...but do you think my camera could convey that? Oh no..that is too much to ask! LOL

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