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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, Dec 09, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.650.000.002.508.15

17F, sunny.  VO2 workout: 3 mile warm up, 5 x .5 mile @ 5K effort (on roads) w/ 3 min. recovery,  cool down.  20 min. strength and stretching. 

We were planning a ski day before the area turned into Alaska.  Though it's too cold to enjoy the slopes, Mr. Sno took the scheduled day off anyhow. (He has a use-it-or-lose-it vacation policy at work and has a few days to "spend" before the 31st.)

After sleeping in (ahhhh),  I had plenty of time to procrastinate before my run.  It wasn't the cold so much as the workout that I dreaded.  These speed sessions are so difficult for me.  [Insert much whining here.]

Again, I am so very glad that our humidity is low. No frost, no ice, great traction. Tis the season to be jolly!  Oh, speaking of which, Mr. Sno found a hilarious (free) app for our iPhones that simulates the bell of a bell choir and rings out a Christmas song when you hold/move the phone like a bell.  What a world. 

Mizuno Wave Universe 3 Miles: 8.15
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 15:39:04 from 198.241.159.80

Good job on the speed work, in spite of the whining.

I can see your enjoying your iPhone.

From JD on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 16:27:21 from 70.96.78.157

Nice that you got to sleep in today. Good choice on calling off the ski day. I hated sitting on the chairlift in temps that cold, with the wind blowing, and the the lift stalls, ahhhhh!

From Dale on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 18:21:28 from 69.10.215.11

Those 5K intervals suck, but they eventually make slower paces, like MP, suck much less. And as a runner, I'm all about reducing the suckage I must endure!

I need an app that chastises me for slacking during speedwork!

From Little Bad Legs on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 18:33:45 from 67.170.153.203

Nothing wrong with dreading a workout if you eventually get it done. :) Good job!

From Kelli on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 19:46:52 from 71.219.71.229

That is a very cool application!

The pipes to my washer froze last night, it is so cold!!!

Glad you got to sleep in, sorry you did speed work (yuck, but it is over now), and sorry you missed the ski trip. Hopefully you guys had fun together today anyway!

From april27 on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 21:03:13 from 99.188.251.180

I wish I got to go outside! I"m jealous!

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