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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

Fri, Sep 05, 2008

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

7.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.29

Objective: General aerobic. (About 1 minute slower than MP.)

Weather: 50 F. A few clouds. Breezy.

20 min. abs & weights

A nice run. I cannot seem to get my mind off the coming of bad weather. We're pretty temperate here, but starting in November we'll get these "car wash" days when the wind is strong and steady and the heavy rain falls horizontally. I've handled it before, and I'll handle it again, but I'm feeling the calendar ticking away...

An interesting observation this morning: the neighborhood is suddenly full of new runners I've never seen before. It is the time for new beginnings... the school year and the Jewish calendar start afresh this month. It's great to see new people out there, although early in my run before the first light in the sky, it was still pretty much deserted as usual. I don't have any "newness" right now. In fact, I'm in more of a "finishing up" stage: about 4 weeks until my marathon.

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

Comments

From JD on Sep 05, 2008 at 11:42:03

Nice running this week. Sounds like you're in a good place, both geographically and running-ly.

Have a great day.

From Dale on Sep 05, 2008 at 12:03:11

I know what you mean about the upcoming weather....I really don't like the days where the winds blow hard around here because it's usually mixed with rain and occasional hail, and I'm always fearful that I'm going to get taken out by a tree-limb that comes crashing down onto the roadway (I've had some come too close for comfort before). But I keep reminding myself of the summer days where it was so hot out running that I longed for the cooler temps, even if there was some rain mixed in, since I can always add layers to stay warm but keeping cool I will only go so far.

Maybe all the new runners are runners that suddenly have a new schedule to keep....getting kids off to school. School started Wednesday here and I already encountered my first "scheduling conflict" yesterday down at the track. Wouldn't be surprised if this is throwing a wrench into some running schedules.

You probably shouldn't feel too fresh 4 weeks out.....you'll get that freshness back in your taper and be ready to tackle Portland in a few weeks!

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