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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

Tue, Jul 28, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.84	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.84

72F at 4:50 AM! Very humid. Ug. "Easy" run. 20 min. strength work in nice, cool basement...

This was like running through soup. Fortunately, there were plenty of sprinklers going and believe me, I ran through every one of them.

Why oh why did I sign up for a half marathon on August 1? The worst of our heat wave will have passed, but it's still forecast to reach the 80s that day. I might just have to fun-run it, but it was supposed to be a speed workout for me. I wonder how much acclimatization I can get by the warm air running I will have done this week. Ah well, there is always the shirt.

Brooks ST3 Miles: 8.84

Comments

From The Howling Commando on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:02:12 from 72.224.24.41

Fun Runs are awesome! And woot for tshirts, sno! I miss the shirts. That was my favorite part of the runs :D

From JD on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:26:21 from 64.65.159.206

When I grow up, I want to have a strong enough mileage base so I can run multiple marathons/races every year like you do.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:40:42 from 67.171.56.164

Thanks, HC. JD, you are too funny! Don't you know it's like the ruby slippers? In a very strong, male sense of course. Your monthly and annual mileage right now are both way higher than mine!

From Bonnie on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:09:06 from 75.164.38.76

I am hoping the heat wave breaks soon Sno, just take it a little slower for the next few days and then you will slowly acclimate. By August 1st 72 will be the new 50 ;-)

From The Howling Commando on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:26:33 from 72.224.24.41

YAH! Vibrams are awesome! Oh contraire. You are the inspiring one :D. There's one thing that always resonates in your blog to me and that's the fun that you bring about in each and every run... take for example today's run with the sprinklers! HAHA That is EXACTLY what I want to do! Like JBS said.. "It's about our lifestyle and who we are." Runners are an awesome breed of people for sure!

I can't wait to hear about what you think of the Vibrams!!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:41:42 from 198.241.217.15

My husband is all into watching old episodes of The Twilight Zone on DVD lately. Yesterday he was watching one in which these old people snuck out of their old-folks home and played kick-the-can and it turned them into young kids.

Can we runners recapture our youth by running through the sprinklers? Who else runs through the sprinklers besides little kids and runners?

From Metcalf Running on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:46:10 from 207.225.192.66

Boy Sno you really are in the middle of a heat wave... I'm so sorry. Plus you have ton more humididy then we do down here. I'm alwasy happy when I can find a few sprinklers still on when I run. Take is easy and I'm sure you will be fine by your race.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 13:13:50 from 67.171.56.164

If you click on the link to the left, and read Sean Sundwall's Monday post (he lives near me), you can see how weird this is for us. It's just unheard of. Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. (Bonnie - "72 will be the new 50" Hahahaha! Cuz, you know, I had my fill of comments like that on my last birthday, only not "72!" rofl)

From B on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 23:07:32 from 166.205.130.135

Thank you for the book recomends!! I'm looking into them.

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