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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

Sat, Oct 11, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Objective: Active recovery. 1 hr brisk walking.

Weather: 40F, clear & calm (Woke to first frost today.)

My legs feel pretty good, but I've still got this head cold hanging on a bit so I decided to give it one more day before I try running. Hopefully I can do a little jogging tomorrow. I don't really like walking. The blood always seems to pool uncomfortably in my arms and hands, and there is always this lack of momentum. You walk, walk, walk, and instead of getting to the other side of town, it's just the end of the street.

The Halloween decorations are coming up quickly now. The slowness of walking gives one an opportunity to get a good look at some of these. I like the harvest theme decorations a lot, but some of the Halloween decorations will be so very frightening for smaller children, poor things. There is one house that has a life size skeleton chain-sawing apart a "live" human, with plenty of blood. I'll take scarecrows.

Comments

From Carolyn on Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 14:38:41

I've been looking at Halloween decorations on my runs too. That chain-saw one sounds pretty gruesome and in poor taste. I saw a fairly realistic ghost/witchy thing up on someone's roof. That could really scare a kid.

I hope your cold is gone enough for you to run tomorrow.

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