Hills for breakfast, hold the gnats

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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, Feb 06, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.10

Objective: general aerobic/moderate

Conditions at 5:20 AM: 40F, light rain and patchy fog

20 minutes strength work after run

I think I ate something bad yesterday. I missed nearly a half hour of run time this morning getting out of the house late, since I had to wait for my insides to settle down and stop auditioning for the ballet. Once running, I felt mostly ok - except for 1 bathroom stop - and enjoyed the fog and the light rain falling. My legs are still a bit sore from Tuesday. Guess I'm not recovering very fast.

The verdict is in: these Air Spans will have to be returned. I've given them 2 runs now, and I think I know what's wrong. They are great on the downhills, which is probably the only time I'm really using that heel crash pad. The rest of the run they feel clunky, like they just have too much cushion or bulk underfoot. Or maybe it's just too much in the heel. Anyway, the feet are not happy, so I'll have to make another trek into Seattle soon and see if Chet can come up with a better shoe for me. I do think having a different model (ie not always running in the Triax shoes) would be beneficial.

Nike Span 5 Miles: 6.10

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:04:11

Yuck. I hope your insides are done with the ballet audition.

Too bad about the shoes. So do you think it's smart to route around different kinds of shoes, not just different pairs of more or less the same shoe?

From Bonnie on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:11:29

Sorry to hear about the stomach problems. Dean was up all night with something too. I hope you feel better today.

I always rotate through at least 3 types of shoes. I like to keep my ankles,feet and legs guessing ;-).

From snoqualmie on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:28:24

That's what I'm hearing more and more. Each shoe gives your foot a slightly different set of challenges, so switching might strengthen parts of your foot that would not otherwise be challenged. A foot that is stronger in more of its 33 muscles will perform better with less risk of injury. That's the theory.

From snoqualmie on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:28:56

Then again, I'm sort of a gear addict anyway. ;)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:32:47

Hmmm. Maybe I should by those Brooks Infinities that I tried on a couple of weeks ago.

From Metcalf Running on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 12:32:10

Intesting ideas, I have never rotated shoes let alone different styles. I guess I never had the money to buy that many shoes at one time. But as of last Week I do :) the owner of Peak Performance here in Ogden, let me try some new shoes to see if it will help with my shin splits. Maybe I will alternate to see if that helps also.

From JD on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 13:53:57

I don't buy three pairs at once. I wait till a shoe has a couple of hundred miles on them, then get a new pair. Currently I have one pair that's closing in on 500 miles which I plan on just using for short trail runs this spring. Another pair with 450 which will become strictly short run, or treadmill shoes. Another with over two hundred so it's time to get a new pair for runs of 12 miles or more. After a pair is done, they become dog toys...my yard is littered with old chewed up running shoes.

From Snoqualmie on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 14:05:10

JD, that's just sort of thing I was doing, except every pair was a Triax, or - before I found those - a Saucony Trigrid. (Why do all my favorite shoes start with "tri-" ??) The shoe store guy, who might just be a wee bit biased, says that I am not getting a full 500 miles of *good* performance from my shoes because I'm only using the front half. Sure enough, the heels look pretty good. I am just lucky I'm not injury prone, because I have stayed in shoes far longer than 500 in the past couple of years.

Love the dog toy image! hahahaha

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