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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

Sun, May 24, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
18.18	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.18

45F rising to low 60s, clear and sunny, breezy. Objective: endurance, easy but negative splits.

This was a great run that went exactly as I had hoped. After about 9 miles I stopped by my house to switch shoes (note my new short term running goal) and trade my gloves for sunglasses. I am not ready to push my pace very much, but I wanted to just relax a little more in the first half and think about form and cadence in the second half. Just a slight difference, and my splits were 4 minutes apart. Just right.

I tried two new things this morning. One was Rattletrap's Banana Routine, a banana at least 20 minutes before running. In my case it was more like 40 minutes. That seemed to go ok. (Usually start the run on empty.) Secondly, I had my first experimental homemade fuel. It was pretty good, but I have some tweaking to do before I reveal my recipe! ;) Get yourself a 6 oz fuel bottle if you want to try it. I'll be "publishing" it soon!

Brooks ST3 Miles: 9.23	Triax 12 II Miles: 8.95

Comments

From allie on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 14:46:21 from 208.110.151.113

great job on your long run. i loved the "trade my gloves for sunglasses"...a nice image that things were warming up.

i put a plug in for bananas at every chance i get, and i am glad to see that a banana went well for you today. superfuel!

also, i am on the edge of my seat waiting for your homemade sports drink to be published. i'll be watching for it!

From JD on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 14:51:18 from 166.128.84.117

Great miles today. I'm looking forward to your homebrew recipe. I always eat a half bagel, or bannana, and a glass of water before a morning run. Lately I've also been eating one of those individual servings of snack-pack pudding, chocolate. I've convinced myself the pudding makes a big difference on how the run is going to go!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 18:46:38 from 71.229.164.25

I'm glad you run went just as you had planned. That's got to be satisfying.

I really like bananas. I usually have one after a run, not before, but I had several banana pieces during the Ogden marathon. I just worried about tossing down the peel and having someone slip cartoon style. So I tried to get them in the bin or way off the side of the road.

I'm also anxious for your homebrew recipe.

From Little Bad Legs on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 22:56:53 from 68.186.96.165

18 miles!! Great job. Looks like your fully recovered from Eugene, eh?

I'm interested in your homemade fuel as well. Until it's published...

From jefferey on Mon, May 25, 2009 at 00:37:09 from 67.171.56.220

That's more mileage than I expected so soon after a marathon. Way to plug right back in!

From april27 on Mon, May 25, 2009 at 02:00:06 from 99.188.251.180

I too am like wow 18! Great job!

Lately I have been hungry before runs so I will eat a banana or an apple...works great...I just don't like my tummy to rumble at me!

Can't wait for the recipe--getting tired of powerade and all the high fructose corn syrup!

From snoqualmie on Mon, May 25, 2009 at 09:53:47 from 67.171.56.164

I'll post a note in the comments on this entry when the recipe is finalized, so hopefully you all can get an email notification. Thanks for the vote of confidence! :)

From snoqualmie on Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 10:43:12 from 67.171.56.164

The fuel recipe is here: http://snoqualmie.fastrunningblog.com/blog-Upper-50sF-mostly-clear-nbsp-Active-r/06-01-2009.html

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