Postive thoughts, negative splits.

December 03, 2008

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Location:

Snoqualmie,WA,

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon PR: 4:17 at Portland Marathon, Oct. 2007

Have run 15 marathons to date.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Next marathon: California International Marathon -- goal: enjoy the whole race and shave some time off my old PR (4:17).

Qualify for Boston (4:05 for my age/gender) within next ~18 months.

Learn to maintain good mileage through the winter months. My main challenges: ice, snow, heavy rains, wind storms.

Sub 4 marathon within next 2 years.

Consistent mileage of 65-70+ mpw.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running into old age. Be able to enjoy running marathons into old age. Be an inspiration to others. Live a long and healthy life.

Personal:

Born 1958. Jogged a little in my 20's and 30's. Started running seriously in 2002, using Galloway method. "Graduated" in 2006 to eliminate majority of walking, increase my mileage, and start working on time goals.

Besides being a runner, I am a wife (married 18 years to an amazing, wonderful man), homeschooling mom, freelance harpist, knitter, former reference librarian, children's rights advocate, and true Pacific Northwester (I love rain, clouds, fog...).

Favorite Blogs:

Miles:	This week:	26.65	Month:	15.59	Year:	863.17
Blue Nike Structure Triax 11 Lifetime Miles:						469.20
Red Nike Structure Triax 11 Lifetime Miles:						173.23

Thu, Aug 28, 2008

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

4.50 0.00 4.50 0.00 9.00

Objective: Tempo run. (w.u. + 2 x 20 min @ LT w/ 15 min jog b/t + c.d.)

Weather: 50'sF & showers

Good workout. Wore my "A" shoes (the new Nike Triax shoes) which I am mostly saving for the marathon. Trying to keep under 100 miles on them before Oct. 5. They felt great. I hope this model shoe doesn't go out of production any time soon. I hardly feel like they are there, and for once there is no pressure on my sensitive forefoot bones. I also noticed how quiet my feet are in these.

Thought of the day: arm pumping... how come that makes such a huge energy difference? Of course it costs too, but when I came to some slight elevation changes in my tempo run and consciously got a really good arm swing going, I was just flying up the incline. It's just kind of weird to me that one body part can affect another so dramatically.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50

Comments

From JD on Aug 28, 2008 at 14:19:03

Another good run!

On the subject of the arm swing, I think part of the energy comes from the arms acting as a counter balance to what the legs are doing, if that makes any sense. I know that if I tried to run without swinging my arms it would be counter productive. Also I wouldlook goofy like that girl who worked in Elaine's office on Seinfeld. (If you're not a Seinfeld fan, please disregard that last sentence).

From Snoqualmie on Aug 28, 2008 at 17:47:03

You crack me up, JD. Thx as always for the encouragement. :)S

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