| 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 | | 47.61 | 0.00 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 55.11 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.15 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 15.15 |
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This run did not go well. I am not sure how to interpret it, but I just hope I don't have a day like this at the Portland Marathon. First of all, I am used to (spoiled by) early morning temps in the 50's with low to moderate humidity. Today was around 70F with high humidity and I was drenched with sweat and feeling completely overheated (no evaporation happening) within 20 minutes. I don't know if it would have helped at all to get out before dawn, as I had planned, but there was a violent thunderstorm and I had to wait for the skies to calm down for safe running. Since I had to be back home on a deadline, leaving late also took off some of the mileage that I had planned for this morning. The discouragement did not help! This was to be a Daniels workout: 2 mi w.u., 2 X 10 min LT w/ 12 min jog between, 80+ minutes easy pace, 15 min LT and a 2 mi cool down. When I got to the 15 min LT at the end, I just didn't have anything left. I tried to get my legs going several times and kept ending up panting and dangerously flushed with heat. I settled for whatever pace would come and just concentrated on getting the fastest step turnover I could manage, even if it was baby steps. Even that just wiped me out and I had to take several rest jogs. Here's to better running in the near future and no more runs like I had today. That was awful.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.70 |
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Today was all about recovery and redemption. Since yesterday's run went so poorly, I just wanted to lope along and enjoy running without any pressure. The temperature came down a bit too, which helped. I was pretty happy to be running at all this morning since I had a bit of a scare. Yesterday, during that bad run, I felt some pain in my foot, at the base of the big toe joint. I tend to get psychosomatic pains (TMS) from time to time, so at first I ignored it. I thought it came from hearing about Deena's foot, and just rolled my eyes and kept running. Then it got worse, so I stopped at a park and took off my shoe and sock to look at it. No swelling or redness, looked fine. "Yeah, it's a brain trick," and off I went. After a while the pain subsided. Well, last night at bedtime I looked down at my foot and the area that had been sore was totally black and blue. Yikes. I thought I'd have to skip a run or two, but I took some Motrin and set my alarm anyway, in hopes of an overnight improvement. Sure enough, I was pain free this morning, so I ran an easy course with no steep hills (avoiding push off) and did fine. I will probably take it easy on pace and hills again tomorrow, though longer miles. I still don't know why it was bruised, but I think I need new shoes. 20 minutes abs and weights
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.34 |
| Terrific run. My cool temperatures are back and I had a nice steady drizzle on my face the first 4 miles. Ah... I do need new shoes. Sunday's toe bruise may very well have been related to the worn surface I'm seeing. I put some Shoe-Goo on to tide me over. Do people still use that? I remember my brief introduction to running in the 70's and everyone used to prolong their shoe's life with that stuff. 15 minutes abs and weights
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.90 |
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Today was the first time in months that I was running in a steady rain. It was not so heavy that I got Squishy Shoe Syndrome, so I enjoyed it very much after the first mile warm up. As often happens in the dark, I was nearly hit by a car this morning. He was at least 10 miles over the speed limit zooming towards the crosswalk and I was already crossing when I noticed that he was not intending to stop, though there is a stop sign there. He slowed to turn right, but evidently did not even glance in my direction. I was lit up like a xmas tree (head lamp, red flashy light, reflective clothing) so there really was no excuse. I shouted and waved my arms, but I still had to stop running and it gave me quite a scare. Spent the next 30 minutes lecturing him in my mind as I ran . Well, other than that it was a fine run. An easy lope in a summer rain. I am sleepy however, and hoping to log back in later with a nap. 20 minutes abs and wts.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.10 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 9.60 |
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I'm not sure I've entered my miles correctly for today and here is why. The workout was: warm-up + 4 X 10 minutes at LT w/ 2 min. jogs b/t + cool down. As I may have mentioned before I run in a hilly neighborhood. During the first two LT intervals, it was so hard, as LT always has been for me, but I could not go by my Garmin because of the hills. I would take a little, relatively flat stretch, check my pace, and try to maintain that level of exertion. Well, on the 3rd interval I decided to go ahead and look like a dork by running back and forth on the one truly flat stretch in my neighborhood (about .3 mi long). I wanted to see my pace on the Garmin and experience a more consistent level of effort. Within the first 100 yards I realized: I have been working too hard! So those first two intervals -- 10 minutes each --were closer to my VO2max pace! What a joy to know that LT pace is not as hard for me as I thought it was. I got a huge boost of confidence from this experience. From now on, my speed work is all going to take place on that one street, regardless of how stupid I feel running back and forth (when the whole neighborhood is so lovely for running). Oh, how I wish I had a track nearby. Second noteable event: I am running in new Nike Triax shoes today. Went shoe shopping over at the big city yesterday, at a real running store. The shoes felt really good, especially during the tempo run. Dilemma: I did a little math in my head this morning, and realized that, with about 7 weeks to go until my marathon, I could be putting as much as 300 miles on these before race day. I had been mistakenly thinking "7 weeks, not much time" without really working out how many miles that is. I want these shoes to be relatively fresh for the race. So it looks like I'll have to continue in my old shoes for most of my runs, or buy a 2nd pair. Ouch. Any advice most welcome! 15 minutes abs and weights
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.42 |
| I thought I'd be sluggish today because I worked so hard yesterday, but not so. I had a wings-on-my-feet kind of run, and had to keep reminding myself to go easy. Maybe it was the rare 8 hours of sleep I got last night. Wish more days could be like this. :) | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day of rest. Remarkable long sleep last night. They say you cannot "make up" for lost sleep; I disagree. Looking forward to refreshed week of running. :) | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 47.61 | 0.00 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 55.11 |
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