Maria's Running Blog

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Location:

London,UK

Member Since:

Jan 02, 2006

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Collegiate: 100m - 13.2 (1985) 200m - 27.0 (indoors, 1989) 400m - 62.3 (indoors, 1989) Post-Collegiate: 5K - 21:37 (1998) 5mi - 35:15 (1998) 10K - 45:04 (1998) 15K - 1:11:36 (2006) 20K - 1:35:34 (2006) Half - 1:42:03 (2007) Marathon - 3:37:04 (Cal International, 2000)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get my weekly mileage in the 35-40 range.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I guess at this point I just want to keep running for fitness and weight control.

Personal:

I was born in Moscow, Russia in '68, where I started running sprint events in '83. I moved to the US (NYC area) in '91 and didn't run again till '96 when I discovered road racing scene. I was hooked after my first 5K race. I had another break in running from '01-'04 and decided to seriously get back into it in August of '05. I'm married and have 16 year old daughter. I have moved to London in August '06, will probably stay here for a few years.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel Nimbus 9 Lifetime Miles:						354.40
Mizuno Wave Rider 9 (3) Lifetime Miles:						350.73
Adidas Supernova Cushion (2) Lifetime Miles:						293.25
Asics DS Trainer XI Lifetime Miles:						134.68
Saucony Fastwitch Endurance Lifetime Miles:						120.98
Brooks Defyance Lifetime Miles:						13.00
Asics Gel Nimbus 10 Lifetime Miles:						0.00

Wed, Dec 12, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
4.30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.30

I'm still not feeling great (second week in a row), but I wanted to get out and run a little bit. It's been a week since I've done anything. I didn't even take the watch, there is no point. Today is probably the coldest day of the season, it's about 0 (low 30s), and I was running on icy sidewalks. I was freezing the first half of the run, but finally I warmed up, and the second half felt better.

Got a funny comment from a man passing by - "you'll get there, Madam". The word Madam seems so not fitting me, especially in my running clothes :). But I wrote it off to the polite English ways :).

Total time: ~40:00, no watch.

Comments

From Ian on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 06:13:55

Well done on getting out there! Madam is polite even by English standards, I don't think it was because of your running clothes, perhaps the tiara instead of a running cap?

From wildbull on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 13:28:55

Madam Maria!

Thanks for letting us Americans know what 0 Celsius means. I guess it is cold all over! 47 degrees in Saint George Utah. Keep it simple and enjoy the winter!

From Brent on Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 16:50:04

Maria, I like the "you'll get there". Maybe you missed the double decker.

Get feeling better.

B of BS Rools out

From Ian on Sun, Dec 23, 2007 at 07:38:48

Maria, how are you doing? Are you up and running again soon.?

From Wildbull on Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 15:18:24

Maria,

where has our london connection gone!

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