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February 2006

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
14.70197.760.000.000.000.000.00212.46
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

12x30-35sec. moderate hill springing, no more than 50-60m.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.007.200.000.000.000.000.007.20

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.205.160.000.000.000.000.008.36

I think I started too fast and then had to back off. It wasn't easy.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.004.200.000.000.000.000.004.20

I had to switch around my long run and recovery run this week due to time and scheduling conflicts. Hope it doesn't affect me next week.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.0016.000.000.000.000.000.0016.00

Felt pretty good, even my blister didn't bother me that much. Legs tired last 2 miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.901.400.000.000.000.000.007.30

8x160m uphill bounding (53-55 sec). I switched to Johnson Ave. hill, which is less steep than Summit. Still very hard workout, especially next day after the long run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.600.800.000.000.000.000.006.40

14x30-35sec. moderate hill springing. Bounding is still harder for me. Maybe I need to find steeper hill for springing...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.008.400.000.000.000.000.008.40

Last 10 min. should have been at half marathon pace. I did 1.2mi in 8:59 (7:29 pace). A bit too fast, but there are 2 downhills on that stretch, so effort was ok, regardless of time.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.0016.000.000.000.000.000.0016.00

Got my long run in before the predicted storm. Felt good and ran a lot faster than last week. Got tired at the end, but still was able to maintain the same pace and even picked up a bit.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.004.500.000.000.000.000.004.50

Well, the Northeaster is here and it's still snowing, so it was treadmill for me today. So glad I got my long run in yesterday!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

Did 8x1'@7.5mph @5.5% elevation + 2' off.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.000.000.000.007.00

Didn't feel that great today for some reason.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.600.000.000.000.000.006.60

12x30sec. @8-10%elevation @7.5mph with 1-1.5min. rest

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.200.000.000.000.000.006.20

Feeling tired.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.008.400.000.000.000.000.008.40

middle 5mi @7.47-7.41 pace. Hard to keep focus for 5 miles at this pace, more mentally than physically. Glad to get through it.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.0016.000.000.000.000.000.0016.00

Tough run today. I felt tired to begin with, and a strong (up to 20mph) headwind just about killed me. Combined with temps in mid 20s it made for a pretty miserable conditions. Glad to get it over with.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.200.000.000.000.000.006.20

Ran very easy and relaxed today. Sunny and clear out, I enjoyed that after horrendous winds on Saturday!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.200.000.000.000.000.006.20

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.003.800.000.000.000.000.003.80

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.200.000.000.000.000.006.20

Very windy, gusts to 40 mph. Off to x-c skiing!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.0015.000.000.000.000.000.0015.00

That was fun! Lots of climbs on the trails. Distance is approximate.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.0018.000.000.000.000.000.0018.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.008.300.000.000.000.000.008.30

45min. @8:13 pace. Felt ok, just boring.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.006.200.000.000.000.000.006.20

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
14.70197.760.000.000.000.000.00212.46
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