| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 40.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.90 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| long run on pretty sore legs from the race (quads, hamstrings and to lesser extent, calves are all sore). Once I warmed up though, I just felt slight discomfort, but nothing terrible. When I finished, that's when I felt how sore I really was! By keeping my avg. HR around 145 I was able to go 16mi rather comfortably. Sure, I got tired towards the end, but that is to be expected when I'm running this long. There was no exhaustion which would probably hit me if I ran the 8:40 pace I used to run before I got Garmin. Total time 2:27:30 (9:13 pace). One water stop, no other fuel. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| super easy recovery run on the treadmill (pouring rain outside). 40:00, 10min. pace. Quads still sore, but a lot better than yesterday. I felt good running, but not so great during the day. It felt like I'm coming down with something - kinda achy. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Stride workout: 12x100m with 100m jog. Most were around 18 seconds. I felt pretty good, but I could feel some lactic acid in my legs after 8th or 9th repeat. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 |
| Very easy recovery run today, HR ~130-135. Quads feel a little sore from the workout yesterday. Tomorrow I'll do another strides session, then 2 more easy runs, and 15K race on Sunday! I should definitely PR, because I'm in better than 1:16 shape now. If everything lines up and I pace it right, maybe I can even dip under 1:10, but I doubt it. I think 1:11-1:12 is more realistic. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 |
| Did second stride workout of the week. I was concerned with thunderstorms all around the area, so I did warmup and cooldown on the treadmill, and actual strides outside on a flat street by my house. It worked out pretty well. Most strides were again in the 18s, with couple in the 17s range. The first couple felt slow, but once I got into the rhythm I felt fine and pretty consistent. | | Comments(8) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I decided to take a day off. I ran 7 days without a break, which is unusual for me, but the main reason is that this whole week I feel a bit off. Something is going on with my throat, but it's less than full blown cold or infection, it's very mild, just kind of scratchy feeling. Some days I also feel a little achy, as if I'm getting a fever, but I don't have any fever. It's really weird, some sort of low grade thing. I'm getting worried about the race on Sunday. I think I'm still going to run, because I need points for USATF-NJ Grand Prix in category 3 (>10K), and such races are hard to find, especially 15Ks. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| easy pre-race run, 40:09. My throat is still scratchy, but I feel a bit better than yesterday. Don't know what to expect tomorrow. I'll shoot for 7:35-7:40 for the first 4 miles, and then speed up if I feel good. If not, I'll try to hang on at the same pace. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 40.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.90 |
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