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

Fri, Mar 28, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00

It took me couple of days to recover from my last run, as I definitely overdid it, both in terms of pace and distance. Didn't feel great last 2 days (some chest pain). So today I made sure to go super slow and shorter. Felt okay, but I now strongly suspect my HRM is garbage - it was showing 186 at one point, and 111 at another. All the while I ran even pace, although I instinctively slowed down even more after seeing that 186. I think I'll just leave it at home from now on, and run by feel. I don't want to get scared seeing heart rate in 180s or even higher. I certainly don't need the additional stress. The weather got a little warmer, but today there is crazy wind, so back to the windbreaker I went!

Total time: 21:08 (10:34 pace).

Comments

From Bonnie on Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 16:05:17

I am sorry your last run was a little harder on you than you anticipated. I like your idea about backing off the HRM right now. Big picture-wise it is just good to see you hit the roads again!

Bonnie

From Lybi on Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 16:12:27

I agree--leave the monitor at home. With all you have had to deal with, there is no reason to add extra stress to your workouts. Oh man! I wish I was in England. I could have run with you with this recovery run. Oh well, at least I can read about it. Keep up the great work!

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