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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

Sat, Dec 05, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
21.22	0.00	0.00	0.00	21.22

28F, rising to 35. Calm, clear and frosty. Endurance run, club run, Leg Builder Hill.

When my running club buddies turned back on the SV Trail, I decided to keep going. It seemed like a good idea at the time. In hindsight, it was too much... gravel.

I turned up the Mt. Si Road and ran a few miles, then turned around and faced the long 10 miles home. Since most of my Mt. Si Road mileage was on the shoulder, that made about 12 miles of running on gravel and piercing little rocks. Too much. Note to self, don't do that.

Anyway, it just tired me out. At around mile 14 I felt all the powers of Gravity and then some. Going up the Parkway after so many miles was a practice session for pushing through fatigue. Right now I feel totally worn out. I'm going to eat some more, take a shower, and see if I can manage the Christmas shopping I had planned.

Brooks ST3 II Miles: 21.22

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 15:10:22 from 24.8.167.243

Wow. That really was an endurance run. It sounds like your body learned a big lesson in running with fatigue.

Running on gravel does not sound fun at all.

From april27 on Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 18:02:33 from 99.188.251.180

Great job!

I was wondering...we may have talked about this but I can't remember...Do you do 4 5 mile loops when you do 20 miles? or do you do a loop of 20 miles?

I'm trying really hard to find a 10 mile loop...but it is difficult around here. I figure if I can do it in step I will be better off. (ie i'm going to run 10 miles twice).

Of course that isn't going to happen for a few months but I'm just wondering.

From Snoqualmie Ridge Runner on Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 18:43:07 from 24.17.108.253

WOW!! I'm super impressed with this run...it's going to pay dividends later. 8-)

Great job.

From JD on Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 18:53:16 from 32.176.207.15

Another...long...run...

You really are incredible.

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 00:03:28 from 24.18.192.33

Thanks for all the nice compliments!

April - You'll be there before you know it if that's what you want. :) I don't usually cover much of the same ground twice when I run. My old routine was to do various loops out from a central point. But now that I combine long runs with the running club run, I can do a lot of the miles on an out and back, and then finish up around my neighborhood. Today was unusual (and not to be repeated any time soon). I did a half mile around my immediate neighborhood, then ran down into the old part of town, out the trail with the club, up a country road and back, onto the trail again, back through town, up the hill and straight home with no extra loops.

Jeff - good to see you out running today! Have you signed up for Newport yet?

From Metcalf Running on Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 01:16:12 from 97.126.141.36

Impressive miles!! A true endurance champion!

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