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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
43.630.000.000.0043.63
Asics Piranha Miles: 11.92Piranha II Miles: 31.71
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.080.000.000.004.08

49F, rainy & breezy.  Easy pace run. 

Finally getting around to blogging this morning's run, which was a tricky feat of timing -- to get those 4 little miles in between the really heavy rain and the expected lightening (which never came as far as I know).  Not that I am complaining!!  I LOVE THIS.  Not so much the wet, but I'll take it as a cost I must pay to have the clouds.  

My apologies to anyone who got the "Baby Monkey" song stuck in their heads from yesterday's post.  I meant well.   ;)  

Asics Piranha Miles: 4.08
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.840.000.000.007.84

46F, heavy rain, wind ~10mph.  G-A run. 

It's snowing in the mountains!  :) 

Asics Piranha Miles: 7.84
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.410.000.000.009.41

42F, rainy & windy.  G-A run. 

Blogging a morning run at night again.  Some days are just too crazy.  And I think it's actually helpful for me to stay away from the computer in the mornings sometimes.  I may be more alert and coherent as a morning blogger, but it's a time vacuum, you know?  

So, the run... The run was good. I'm trying a new "program" for Tuesdays in which I attempt to increase mileage this one day through a combination of getting up earlier and running each hill as aggressively as I can manage (after the 2 mile warm up).  I have to be a little careful not to push too hard, because I don't want to ruin the quality of Wednesday's run.  We'll see.  It seemed to work today. One in a row. 

Piranha II Miles: 9.41
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.700.000.000.001.70

Hardly worth typing the digits.  I felt really groggy at the 4:30 alarm bell, but figured it was just the usual early morning brain fog.  But once I got outside enough for the cool air to really wake me up I realized that I am fighting a cold. About face. Activate viral defense measures. Cross fingers and get back in bed. 

Piranha II Miles: 1.70
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.600.000.000.0020.60

High 40s to low 50sF.  Partly cloudy, very windy, clouds increasing and a few light showers in the last 5 miles.  

This is what I was saving all those lymphocytes for, and I'm so glad I did!  It was as pretty a morning as we could possibly get: vivid fall colors, crisp air, elk in meadow, and the smell of wood smoke.  Just gorgeous.  

I really didn't mean to run more than 19 today, but it was fun. While running in North Bend, I came across... my best friend!  She recently started running but we've never run together before today.  That was really fun because this is her favorite kind of weather too.

Now that I'm safe and cozy at home, it is POURING outside.  hahahahaha   All I have to do now, to make this a near perfect day, is to successfully resist eating the crappy birthday cake at a party this afternoon.  How do I know it will be crappy?  It just will be, ok?  Do we have to talk about it?  ;)

I'll close with this thought: if you are coming down with a cold, the only running you must do is running to your bed or couch. Rest, rest, rest. It is worth it to have the storm pass faster. Take vitamin C and D3, avoid sugar, and only do Echinacea if you're willing to take one every hour; in my opinion it doesn't work in low doses.  Other than a ton of snot, I felt great today.  

Piranha II Miles: 20.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
43.630.000.000.0043.63
Asics Piranha Miles: 11.92Piranha II Miles: 31.71
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