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, Jul 08, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
4.20	0.00	0.00	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.45

very easy run, 38:54, plus 4x100m strides (18.9, 17.7, 17.8, 16.7). On the last stride, I really focused on bringing my knees up, and I immediately ran a second faster. In fact, this is my fastest recorded 100m since I started doing strides.

Trying to rest up for a 5K tomorrow. Unfortunately, we got invited to a friend's birthday party tonight. I'll have to stay away from alcohol and overeating (sometimes, both can be a challenge at Russian parties!), and I need to make sure we get home not too late, so I can get enough sleep. I still want to try and break 22 min.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 12:09:40

Congratulations on a late-life PR on 100 meters. How did you manage the party challenge?

From Maria on Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 13:32:05

It wasn't too bad - I told everyone I'm racing the next morning, and only drank the minimum required amount not to insult the hosts :). That also meant I automatically became designated driver for the night :). I made a wise decision to stay away from sangria, because later I found out it was mixed with brandy! I certainly didn't need that. I also managed not to eat too much, so all in all, it was a success.

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