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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
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.860.000.000.002.86

55F, cloudy.  :)     Slow and easy today. 

Just a wee jaunt to get the legs loose and enjoy some fresh air.    

Blue Nike Triax 12 Miles: 2.86
Comments
From april27 on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:52:24 from 99.188.251.180

do you always do these wee jaunts?? just makes me feel better about my wee jaunts. LOL

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:02:29 from 71.229.164.25

I wondered if you were going to take a rest day in preparation for the Saturday group run and Sunday long run. Does your wee jaunt qualify this as a rest day?

From Metcalf Running on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:07:56 from 207.225.192.66

Nice little jaunt :) You are non stop lately... do you every take a rest day?

From Snoqualmie on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:36:58 from 67.171.56.164

I *think* this is a rest day. lol I've been hemming n hawing (sp?) about incorporating the club run tomorrow into a long run. I don't have any special long run plans (like MP or anything), but to run around here on the Ridge for while then go down to town and do a few miles with the club -- that would leave me coming home up the Spirit Crusher hill at the end of the run (1.7 miles, 10-12% grade at times). So that would be a good workout.

From JD on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:48:19 from 64.65.159.206

Spirit Crusher hill hahahahaha!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:10:39 from 198.241.217.15

You could make it one of those Hudson workouts that is a long run with a progression at the end, uphill, if possible. That always kills me that he says, "uphill, if possible."

From auntieem on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 13:26:49 from 67.182.145.8

"Spirit Crusher" hill! That sounds like a challenge. I was thinking of incorporating a longer run into my Saturday group run also, since we are cutting back to just 8 miles this week. My thought was "last longer miles before R&R". I asked my coach and he laughed at me. Clearly I don't see the bigger picture here.

From Snoqualmie Ridge Runner on Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 01:25:07 from 67.171.56.220

Sno,

I did Spirit Crusher several times at the end of long runs in training for this last marathon and found that several days later my runs were so much easier than normal. I finished with 2 miles easy afterwards.

That last .5 miles is the real deal as it gets steeper and steeper. Tough but good for you...I think!

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