| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 50.09 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 51.65 |
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| Asics Piranha Miles: 11.53 | Brooks ST3 Miles: 5.51 | Piranha II Miles: 8.00 | Brooks ST3 II Miles: 4.33 | ST3-M Miles: 22.28 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.93 |
| Low 60s, cloudy. Recovery run. Nice run around the Ridge. I'm not accustomed to running as late in the morning as I did, but we were up very late at the opera, Tristan & Isolde. I am not a big Wagner fan but enjoyed it, other than late hour. |
| Asics Piranha Miles: 4.93 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
| 56F, light rain & fog. General aerobic run. 20 min. strength. Lovely morning! I was confused about what to wear, with the warm+wet situation, but a nylon vest and some little gloves were all that I needed beyond the usual skort/tshirt. I had to use the headlamp for the first miles -- and so the dark season begins. I am back to my tiny little weight lifting routine today. We've had some workers at the house for nearly 3 weeks and their early arrival made me feel uncomfortable unless I was showered and dressed long before they came. The job was only supposed to take one week, but you know how that goes. So I have my 6:45-7:15 time to myself again. :) |
| Asics Piranha Miles: 6.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.51 |
| 55F, cloudy. G-A run. Interrupted sleep, late start, nice run (though too short!). | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.44 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 8.00 |
| 56F, mostly cloudy with some clearing. Hill repeats: 6 x 1 min w/ 2 min recov + 1 mile @ MP (9:15) + accidental fast finish (late!): last .7 @ 8:30 pace. 15 min core & arms. You know it's a good run when you forget to come home. Exactly 8 miles - that doesn't happen very often in Garminland! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.33 |
| 53F, clear. Easy run. You can see why I never really acclimate to warm weather running. But on Saturday I will have miserable heat if I don't get out early enough. We'll be having a heat wave, PNW style: high 80s w/ humidity. |
| Brooks ST3 II Miles: 4.33 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 22.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.28 |
| Mid 60s to around 80F, clear. Endurance run, club run and Leg Builder Hill (mi 13.8-15.8). It was a great run until it got hot. At the club meeting, there were just a few of us: me and two other guys plus the teenage son of one of them. I said it looked like I'd be running alone so I was taking off rather than wait around and they said "we'll run with you!" Knowing what my morning was going to look like (miles + heat) I explained that I wasn't running very fast, probably around 10:30. "No problem!" So off we went and the pace soon crept up to 9:30, over and over again. I kept encouraging them to go on ahead but they were so nice and very gracious about claiming they didn't want to go faster than 10:30. My Garmin splits show 4 miles at around 10:00, so that was our average. But I really did enjoy having company for a few miles. By the time I finished the LB Hill, there was no escaping the heat. My entire focus changed to: The Search For Shade and Sprinklers. You folks who acclimate to 90's every summer have my complete admiration. My running that last hour was just pathetic, which of course keeps one out there in the heat longer! At around mile 20 my cell phone rang and it was a friend whom I will be meeting later today. I was in a particularly sunny street, close to home, when she called and I told her I was "done!"-- that I couldn't handle it anymore. But then I didn't go straight home! I am so proud of myself - I can hardly even believe I finished, and slightly exceeded, my mileage goal for today. It wasn't pretty and there was some extra walking when I felt my face go too hot, but I did it!! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 50.09 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 51.65 |
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| Asics Piranha Miles: 11.53 | Brooks ST3 Miles: 5.51 | Piranha II Miles: 8.00 | Brooks ST3 II Miles: 4.33 | ST3-M Miles: 22.28 |
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