| 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 | | 25.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 |
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It was pouring all morning, and then suddenly it stopped. I quickly changed into running clothes and went out hoping to get my run in while the rain is at bay (it was supposed to be raining all day long). But the rain never started again, so I had a great run, even if a bit wet and splashing in the puddles.
My sister-in-law is visiting us from US, and I'm the main entertainer/guide. So yesterday we spent all day on the bus excursions of London, and today we went to the British Museum, which by the way, had fascinating exhibition on Enlightenment, and another one on the history of world religions, with so many artifacts and interesting exhibits. But I'm pretty tired from all this time on my feet.
Total time: 39:47 (9:15 pace). | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Today was not a good day, for some reason. I didn't feel good on the run, had this heavy sloppy feeling, breathing was hard as well. Well, I did 5 miles anyway. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
Total time: 46:28 (9:17 pace).
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.30 |
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Felt a little better today, but still not really good. I had some weird lung pain again, for no reason. It's so frustrating, I thought I would be fully recovered by now. Maybe my lungs became like arthritic knees, reacting to the weather changes. It was overcast and gloomy today, and some light rain would start and then stop all day long. Oh well... as long I can get some miles in, I should not complain.
Total time: 39:13 (9:07 pace). | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Finally, I had a good day! Felt like I had a nice stride, and didn't strain except for some inclines. I hope to run both weekend days to bring my number of runs this week to 5. I want to do some aerobic threshold runs and some strides, but I'm still nervous to push the pace. Altough I did run 400m all out in a track meet few weeks ago, so I should manage high heart rate, but 400m was only slightly longer than a minute, while aerobic threshold section would be 20 min. at least. The alternative is to get up to 6 runs a week/30 mi. at least before trying anything faster, which is safer and more consistent.
Total time: 45:39 (9:07 pace). | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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Finally managed some semblance of a long run, after trying for couple of weeks. It was a bit too warm, 70F, but no sun, so not too bad. I started off at a slower pace than yesterday, hoping to not get tired too soon. Felt pretty good after the first loop, then started the second. Unfortunately, after 40 min. I started feeling chest pain again, and after 54 min. it got so bad, that I stopped and walked for about a minute. Then started running again, very easy, and felt a little better, so was able to finish. But this run showed me that 7 miles is still too long, I probably should not have gone more than 6. I hope I don't feel any consequences tomorrow. I want to build up my mileage, but it seems that my body is not quite ready yet. Still, I finished May with a lot more miles than April (around 80), and this week is the highest mileage week, so there is definitely progress.
Total time: 1:05:36 (9:22 pace). | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 25.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.60 |
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