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

Sat, Aug 05, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
11.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.60

Long and very hot run. I had to run at noon, because before that I had to clean up the house for a showing at 12:30PM, and then we had our London send-off party with friends, so running was out of the question at night. It was dry, but very hot in direct sun. I struggled in the last 4 miles, made 3 water stops, but they only helped a little. Time was 1:48:00 (9:18 pace). Also, my quads were sore, and I wondered why - until I remembered that I did strides yesterday, and I haven't done strides in 3 weeks, so that's likely what caused soreness.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 11:07:44

When are you moving to London?

From Maria on Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 11:47:53

I'm going August 26.

From Brent on Wed, Aug 09, 2006 at 20:58:44

Maria, keep us up to date on your running blog. I am with Sasha on the HRM, what does it mean anyway, the only thing I pay attention to is how fast my heart rate drops from the 165 rate on intervals to about 110. It should drop in about 2 minutes for me. London, wow, tough place to run because of the cement sidewalks and cobble stones. I was in London on business for three weeks and did most of my running in Kensington park on the grass. Good luck on your training, you can now train for the London marathon. Yes, we both have the hip issues to deal with and have to be careful. B of BS Rools out. Sylvia will not get a blog, she wants running to be like a kid, it keeps her from being too obsessed. She never pays attention to her pace or time unless it is a race. I learned many years ago to never off coaching to my wife, let her do her thing.

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