| 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
Favorite Blogs: |
|
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
|
|
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 35.37 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 38.67 |
|
| Triax 12 II Miles: 4.59 | Brooks ST3 Miles: 5.21 | Lunaracers II Miles: 8.48 | Brooks ST3 II Miles: 20.39 |
|
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.59 |
| 50sF, sunny. Recovery run. Very slow, easy run. I let myself walk up most of the really steep hills. My legs actually did feel a bit better by the end of the run than when I started. It's like giving them an internal massage. Week Summary Mon 6.13 easy
Tue 10.09 easy
Wed 7.88 w/ VO2: 3 x 1600m
Thu 9.56 easy
Fri off
Sat 20, w/ 2 mi hill and 2 mi MP
Sun 4.59 recov.
Total for week: 58.25
| |
| | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.21 |
| 47F, clear, light wind. Easy, aerobic run. 15 min strength. Feel-ok sandwich on stiff/tired bread. That is, the middle of the run felt pretty good, but I was glad to stop. No power there (11:30-11:50), but at least I experienced some comfortable miles. My daughter is down with a fever, so I'm being super careful with fluids, rest, and vitamins -- and glad to be tapering. Since Rod Dixon will be one of the guest speakers at the expo in Victoria, I was surfing the web to get some background on him. Found an interesting video in which he narrates the film footage of his 1983 New York City Marathon win. Enjoy! | |
| | Comments(5) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 4.90 |
|
High 40sF, rain showers. Hill repeats: 6 x 30 seconds w/ 1 min. recovery on an 8% hill. 15 min. strength work. Sean tells me I may cut back (even more) on some mileage this week as long as I do not abandon the intensity workouts, lest I "lose sharpness." Bless him, he believes I have sharpness to lose. I definitely have some dullness I could do without... But seriously, my legs felt 100% better after the hill repeats than they did before them. That was a surprise. ETA: I think I'll take a day off tomorrow, which means that's it for September. What a month!
|
| Lunaracers II Miles: 4.90 |
| | Comments(10) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.19 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 8.19 |
| High 40s, cloudy w/ ~10 mph wind. Solo: easy with 2 tempo miles (8:51, 8:36). With SnoFlake: 2 miles run/walk. 15 min. abs & stretches. Ahhhh-ctober. Love the cool air and the clouds. Tempo miles were super hard as always, and the first one way off the target pace of 8:30. |
| Brooks ST3 II Miles: 8.19 |
| | Comments(7) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.58 |
| High 40s, raining. Easy/aerobic run. 20 min. core & stretching. Not too bad. Dark and wet. Lots of meditating on various mental puzzles. |
| Lunaracers II Miles: 3.58 |
| | Comments(6) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.20 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.20 |
|
35F, rising to high 40s after sun came up, mostly clear. Easy aerobic run (mostly w/ club) with mile 11 at MP on the track. HELLO LEGS! Man, am I glad to see you. 11:35, 11:41, 11:45, 11:17, 10:01, 10:02, 10:00, 10:01, 10:14, 10:22, 9:09 (MP on track), 11:05. I arrived early at Centennial Park to take a warm up run around the perimeter. On the far side, I saw this herd of elk in the adjacent meadow. See the little dots in the mist? 
None of my usual pace group attended the club this morning, so I started out with some slower folks to warm up, and we parted ways at about mile 2. One of the faster pace groups, which had run a different route, came up from behind as I ran on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail, and I had them in my sights for about a mile after that. I turned into North Bend to run around some neighborhoods that I like over there. By coincidence, when I returned to the SVT the faster group was returning as well. I said hello and tucked in behind them, thinking that at least I could trail them again for a while and not be totally alone on the trail. That was mile 5. See that mile 5? See that 10:01? I was as surprised as anyone that they didn't drop me. Hm. I am not falling behind. Hm. I am talking to them. I am running with them. How curious. Right in that section of trail, the terrain is heavily wooded and my Garmin never reads pace accurately in there. It will read 16:45 one moment and 7:15 the next, as the satellites try to find me through the trees. Not knowing the pace I figured, "these guys are really slowing down," and enjoyed their company. After a little while two of them ran on and one young guy stayed with me. We ended up running the rest of our miles together, including the mile on the track. What a great running partner he turned out to be. He has only been running for 1 year but has a great deal of enthusiasm and love for running. We talked the whole time (except for my MP mile), which makes that pace I logged all the more wonderful to me. (ie Plenty of oxygen!) Very best wishes to everyone who is racing this weekend!!
|
| Brooks ST3 II Miles: 12.20 |
| | Comments(6) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 35.37 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 38.67 |
|
| Triax 12 II Miles: 4.59 | Brooks ST3 Miles: 5.21 | Lunaracers II Miles: 8.48 | Brooks ST3 II Miles: 20.39 |
|
|
|
| Debt Reduction Calculator |
|
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
|