| 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 | | 23.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.09 |
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| Brooks ST3 Miles: 19.47 | Lunaracers II Miles: 3.62 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.23 |
| 53F, light showers. Slow run, walked the steep hills. Recovery continues. Gorgeous fall colors; I wish October lasted longer. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.56 |
| 43F, mostly clear; saw a shooting star. I'm still tired and slow, but it's nice to have "permission" to run like a beginner for a little while. Getting up early was hard -- I've been spoiled by the taper and recovery weeks. That won't be any fun to redevelop. I signed up for the Napa Valley Marathon, March 7. That will give me a tasty little "tide over" before Newport in June, and I'll have the opportunity to visit with my sisters who live in the Bay Area. Eight months to wait for Newport felt like eight years. I think I could use a little extra motivation during the winter months, and an opportunity to see how I'm progressing. Besides, they give out awesome stuff: in addition to the cool shirt and medal you get a great duffle bag stuffed with goodies. Dean Karnazes will be the main speaker at the expo along with several others. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.62 |
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54F, cloudy. A bit of wind, a few drops of rain. The predicted downpour never came. Mentally, I am ready to get back to my usual mileage, but my legs are just not back from their holiday. After a long, sluggish warm up, I started feeling fairly good -- but the stopwatch does not lie. Sloooooww. The Cat Who Must Be Obeyed popped out of my neighbors' shrubbery and nearly tripped me. I am sure he thought that was great fun, because when the attack did not produce the desired outcome (ie me sprawled across the sidewalk) he proceeded to wind his body around and around my feet when I tried to walk, purring his head off. I did make it home vertical. Ah, there is the sound of heavy rain now. Well, that was nicely timed for me. |
| Lunaracers II Miles: 3.62 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 44F, mostly clear and starry. Easy run, last mile and a half with SnoFlake. 15 min. strength & stretching. All of a sudden, the legs felt very good today. What a relief; I was beginning to wonder if they'd ever come back. Garmin 405 users - have you ever had a problem with the contact points for recharging the watch? Every now and then I have had to fiddle with mine quite a bit to make it happy. Evidently, I didn't quite get it right yesterday and was greeted by a blank watch face this morning. So I used an iPhone app called Allsport GPS this morning. Very cool program. Mr. Sno does all his runs with this app. I loved the elevation and map features. They make my runs look a lot harder than they are. Macho points for me. ;) | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.68 |
| 42F, mostly cloudy with patchy fog. Lots of gorgeous fall colors. Club run. I had a great time running with MSRC folks along the Snoqualmie Valley Trail. It is absolutely beautiful this morning, for us cloud/fog lovers. Such vivid colors. We had a pretty good turnout for the club run today, so I enjoyed the larger group - good conversation and lots of variety as we constantly changed pairings along the trail. One of the runners today was a woman who lives near me and has started organizing some weekday group runs. (I believe I blogged about running with them briefly a couple of weeks before my marathon.) I am looking forward to running more often with them when my recovery is complete (they are fast). On Sundays they do some interesting trail runs around here (Rattlesnake Lake to North Bend, Snoqualmie to Fall City via the Falls, etc.). I'd love to have some buddies to run those trails. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 23.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.09 |
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| Brooks ST3 Miles: 19.47 | Lunaracers II Miles: 3.62 |
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