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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
4.310.000.000.004.31

49F, breezy (5-15 mph) w/ pretty stratocumulus clouds.  Easy run. 20 min. strength.

Did you know there is a website for Cloud Appreciation Society?  What an incredible world. I stumbled across it while trying to find the name for these clouds that were out today. 

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How to hate the time change, even though I prefer fall back to spring forward. It shouldn't be that difficult. Set each clock back one hour. However...  You see, we have this grandfather clock that stops chiming at night. (Very handy.)  When I set it back yesterday, the little bolt that holds the hands on must have fallen off, because it was still at 9:30 AM when it was mid-afternoon.  I found the bolt, found the problem, and moved the hands forward to the correct time.  (Insert smack on forehead here.)  Just because the hands weren't tracking due to a missing bolt doesn't mean the clock wasn't keeping time.  So as I moved the hands to their "proper" place I was actually setting the clock several hours forward.  At about 3 AM, the clock thought it was morning and... started chiming! 

Out of bed I go to turn off the chime, not really knowing why it is chiming in the middle of the night. Then I lay there trying to get back to sleep and wondering why why why...  Round 2.  Background: I gave Mr. Sno a very snazzy alarm clock for xmas a couple of years ago, thinking he would enjoy this cool high tech thing.  But he doesn't.  In fact, it is a completely non-intuitive piece of garbage and has given the poor man endless trouble, but I think he's too polite to throw it out the window.  You need PhD's in engineering and psychology to operate his clock.  Just as I was (finally) drifting back, Mr. Sno's clock starts up with its chime.  "No way." Time: 4:05 AM. Sure enough, the clock had sensed a lack of PhD in its operator and had reverted to Revenge Mode, going off at whatever time would be least convenient.  

By 4:45 I was still half awake and horribly tired.  I want a do-over.  But I'll have to wait until tonight.  I think I may go to bed on the old time and try again tomorrow.  

Brooks ST3 II Miles: 4.31
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:36:28 from 198.241.174.15

Adventures in clocks.

The only issue I had this morning with the time change was that the school zone lights were flashing when I was driving kids to seminary at 6:30. The school zone lights aren't supposed to come on until 7:30. Someone didn't change them.

Happy Birthday, just in case it's your birthday today.

From JD on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 15:26:58 from 70.96.78.157

It's mornings like that that make one really appreciate daylight savings time for what it really is...a waste of time!

Beautiful photo...

Happy Maybe Birthday.

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