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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, Dec 22, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.980.000.000.009.98

33F, light drizzle and snow (depending on elevation) throughout neighborhood for the first 5 miles, then sun breaks and some F - (Smiley face) - G.  Objective: General-aerobic run w/ Progression.  

Nice run.  I had the idea of doing a progression run when I decided too much of my morning had gone by and I wanted to get home a bit sooner.  Started out with a 12 minute mile, then into the 11s and the 10s and ran miles 6-9 at around 9:45. Cooldown mile at 11:30.  

Mr. Sno is off today, so 100% daylight for this runner - yay!   And nine hours of sleep.  :D  We were going to ski, but the Cascades didn't get enough snow to cover the concrete that has formed from rainy days and icy nights the past few days.   

Lunaracers II Miles: 9.98
Comments
From JD on Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 18:12:34 from 70.96.78.157

Nice run. You have some serious discipline to stop your run just 2 one hundredths shy of a 10 miler. Essentially you ran a ten miler today, but I'd go nuts without running that extra 10 seconds.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 21:24:16 from 24.8.167.243

It sounds like you really enjoyed your run. Congratulations!

I'm with JD. I would have gone the extra .02.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 22:26:32 from 24.18.192.33

Yeah, Jefferey sometimes teases me about that. It's my "face value" policy. I have to just hit stop and live with whatever the number is; it would just make my head explode to try to make the numbers even. If I did it for one run, I would do it for all of them and end up jogging around in my driveway every morning. It's better for all concerned this way.

From april27 on Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 23:57:54 from 99.188.251.180

I can imagine you running around on your driveway. I sometimes do that if i'm almost to the next mile like that.

Nice long (for me) run and glad you got to get some vitamin D the good ol fashion way!

From Smooth on Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 00:34:58 from 174.23.217.47

NICE progressive run! I just read your bio on the left. We have a lot of similar goals. I LOVE dark chocolate too!

HAPPY running and Merry Christmas!

From Snoqualmie Ridge Runner on Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 14:49:20 from 76.22.10.204

Isn't a run so much better when you can "see" where you are going? Glad you were able to run in/to daylight. Just saw Sean out running this morning(wed) at about 9 a.m. when I was leaving for work.

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