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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
50.170.000.000.0050.17
Piranha II Miles: 2.77Brooks ST3 Miles: 24.29Mizuno Wave Universe 3 Miles: 7.48Asics Piranha Miles: 15.63
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.770.000.000.002.77

36F, clear skies.  Easy/recovery run.

Sore calves!  Yes, indeed, dear legs of mine, I am going to do long runs in these shoes so you might as well get used to it. 

Piranha II Miles: 2.77
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.190.000.000.007.19

40F, partly cloudy :)    G-A run with form drills.   20 min weights.

"Monday is the key day of the week." - Gaelic Proverb

"The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day." -Henry Ward Beecher

I'm off!  

Brooks ST3 Miles: 7.19
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.480.000.000.007.48

43F, clear. G-A run.

If it hadn't been for the pit stop, I would have made my 8 mile goal today.  :(    Good run though.   

Mizuno Wave Universe 3 Miles: 7.48
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

46F, clear.  General Aerobic run w/ hill pushes.  15 min. weights. 

Nine on the button. That doesn't happen very often.

Nice run. Legs felt great and everything clicking along smoothly. Tried to keep my pace well under 10:00 and not space out and fall into mindless jogging.  Fun.

Before you buy your next smoothie, energy drink or bottled tea, you might want to look at the sugar equivalents in this list.  

Asics Piranha Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.630.000.000.006.63

50F, clear, with pockets of warmer and cooler air throughout neighborhood.  Easy pace run. 20 min. weights.

"Thirty by Thursday..." I did it!  (Counting from Monday, 30.3 miles.)  I don't like to put too much focus on these kinds of random benchmarks. They can be Fun Killers.  But I've heard the 30-by-Thurs mantra and wondered what would happen if I focused on getting there this week.  Whether I'll care or even notice next week, I'm not sure. But I am pleased that I resisted my Inner Slacker and got it done.  

Asics Piranha Miles: 6.63
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.100.000.000.0017.10

High 40s, cloudy w/ wind and showers last 3 miles.  Endurance run, club run, L.B. hill.

Not one of my better runs.  I may not have slept well enough.  It was one of those long runs where you keep thinking, "I'll be warmed up soon and things will feel better." Then you realize you've spent the past 10 miles saying that.  And no "feel better" is coming.  You've been stood up.  

I don't know why people send me this sort of thing, but I might as well pass it on, if only for the sake of ending this post on a positive, though goofy, note.  

 

Brooks ST3 Miles: 17.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
50.170.000.000.0050.17
Piranha II Miles: 2.77Brooks ST3 Miles: 24.29Mizuno Wave Universe 3 Miles: 7.48Asics Piranha Miles: 15.63
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