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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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Saucony Fastwitch Endurance Lifetime Miles: 120.98
Brooks Defyance Lifetime Miles: 13.00
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Mon, May 08, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.000.000.000.004.20

Another recovery jog. I ran deliberately extremely slow, 43:19. HR was under 130 most of the time. I think I'm going to take this entire week very easy. I want to run a good 10K this Saturday, and I felt really tired last week. We'll see if this experiment gets me a better time.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 10:21:20

Maria - welcome to the blog. You have plenty of speed to be a world-class distance runner. I think at this point you need to focus on two things - wake up your teenager speed, and build endurance by running high mileage. I think 2:40 is very realistic for you in the marathon, maybe even faster, but you need to run 90-100 miles a week consistently for a couple of years before it happens. Do not worry about age - Pozdnyakova PR-ed in the marathon at the age of 47.

I believe I remember coach Gavrilov - what I remember is that he had a really loud commanding voice.

From Maria on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 13:25:23

Thanks Sasha! I think that I "used to" have the speed necessary for sub-3 marathon, but that was 20 years ago. Also, I achieved that speed after years of focused sprinter training which is very different from distance training. I certainly need to up my mileage by a lot, but I have to do it slowly, unless I want to get injured. I can comfortably handle around 55 mi/week now. As long as I do it carefully and consistently, I should be able to build up to 65-70 this year. Consistency is key and I really, really try to stay on 6-7 day schedule. My plan is to get faster in the shorter distances (5-10K) first before I attempt another marathon.

From Maria on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 13:27:31

Thanks Sasha! I think that I "used to" have the speed necessary for sub-3 marathon, but that was 20 years ago. Also, I achieved that speed after years of focused sprinter training which is very different from distance training. I certainly need to up my mileage by a lot, but I have to do it slowly, unless I want to get injured. I can comfortably handle around 55 mi/week now. As long as I do it carefully and consistently, I should be able to build up to 65-70 this year. Consistency is key and I really, really try to stay on 6-7 day schedule. My plan is to get faster in the shorter distances (5-10K) first before I attempt another marathon.

From Zack on Tue, May 09, 2006 at 14:03:42

I agree with what Sasha said. You are definitley not anywhere near too old to set PR or break 3:00. Good luck & Happy Running

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