Canada to Loon

BLubec ME. What a quaint quiet town on the boarder to Canada. I ran the international marathon on June 28 th . Epic time . 

You must have a passport and verify your number first on each boarder . It takes quite a bit of time.  Completely worth it. The marathon starts in Lubec then to Campebello Island. All hilly with more hills. 

I raced well - prepared for the hills. I let the ladies fall back and then stayed in second to the finish. Happy with my effort on this challenging race. 

Next was Loon Mountain Mountain race, yesterday July 5.

A very tough one, 6.7 miles up and down, 40% grade, mud, all in Lincoln NH.

I tried, ran well, my legs were tired though from the marathon last weekend. I walked the 40% grade, made it though , and felt mildly bad and quite tired at the end. 

My Team rocked it and we ended up in First! 

Another epic race in the books !!!!!!!

3 more to go in the Mountsin USATF-NE Series))))

Cranmore this Sunday.

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Washington

Mt Washington road race

7.8 miles uphill 

Lovely day with bright sunshine.

I felt good at the start although warm already at mile 1, dressed  in too many layers. Miles to 3 I took my pace TOO easy any then was trying to make up ground in the second half . Not recommended for an uphill race!))) in a marathon I could pull this off but not here.

I maintained my pace up the rock pile increasing it by 1 min per mile . Finished feeling too fresh and strong. This showed me that I did not push harder at the start and that my fitness was solid . 

Top 13 AG and our USATF-NE CMS open team placed 5 th .

This race I will do yearly and cannot wait to do again with a better pace procedure. Also I will wear racing flats.

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Mountain to 5k to Mountain

Last Sun was race number 2 of the USATF- NE Mountain Series- Pack Monadack 10 mile

Gorgeous day. I was good very good on pace for my goal. Miles  8 to 10 were uphill- all the way. My legs were so heavy at this point- mental effort to continue! 

5 th AG and top 20

Grand fun time. Met a new friend from Janji Corps. 

Thursday night was a USATF- NE Grsnd Prix 5k. Ran it with my CMS team. Very hot - felt ill the last. .3 , but got a good very good time for myself for a 5 k, happy with my effort. Best time with my team , we ended up fifth in open in heavy competition 

Yesterday was Ascutney MT 3.7 USATF-NE Mountain race. Grand conditions, but I felt overheated at mile 2. 

I pushed hard and beat my time from last year placing 5 th AG. Happy for my race as it will predict a fast time for MT Washington next Sat.  Fast is completely relative as it is all uphill. 

Feel stronger and confident 

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VT and Hydration

Burlington VT marathon done)

Success in some  areas

Travel over the weekend from Detroit to Burlington depleted my fluid intake so unfortunately my race suffered and I spent. 10 min in the med tent in the middle of the marathon.

Goal met for scoring for my USATF-NE CMS team. We came in fourth in The open division.

Also it was a BQ race for me to help my goals of running a BQ marathon in every state , this race replaced my previous VT marathon time by 12 minutes.

Happy and mentally exhausted at the end. Goal MP on track till mile 10. Looking forward to ME Lubec the end of June as an epic challenging marathon !

I ran a 5k yesterday to get some speed in , hilly, humid yet I felt good in my legs and  pulled off a second place.

Next weekend is the mountain series race at Pack Monanadock , USATF-NE race number 3- super excited to challenge myself to a speedier race for my CMS team.  

Moutain Series

The first race of the USATF-NE Grand Prix Mountain Series was last Sunday- Sleepy Hollow 10 k outside of Burlington. , VT.

The weather was a little warm,72 , but overall good with a breeze .

The course was trail on a ski slope on grass, mud , dirt , trail and more grass.

Loved it. Ups and down and then a few stretches of flat path . Mainly shaded. 

I took off too slowly conserving energy , but I felt good the whole race . No leg or glute issues which have been plaguing me this year . Energy high , I felt I could of ran the course again at the end.... 

A good sign. I racked up some good points towards the series and placed in the top 20, I ll take it . Hill training 3 ties weekly had increased my strength along with core work .

I have 6 more Mountain races this summer including MT. Washington in June, my fav from 2014, uphill for 7 miles .

VT marathon this Sunday. 

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May Beast Mode

Long time since my last blog.

Races are finally comibg up. :

The first in the USATF-NE mountain race Grand Prix series is May 17th in VT. I will be completeing. 6 of the 7 races this year and also MT. Washington for the second time in June.

this month will also be Burlington VT Marathon May 25th. Should be a solid race!

Marathons coming up include Helsinki Findland in August and Berlin Germany in September ) totally excited

I ran all of the USATF-NE Grand Prix series and was an IronRunner for 2014, this year I will race as many as I can, although my priorities are the Mountain Series and a sub 305 marathon

working on AB strength , stretching , hill work and my health. This has helped much. I have been taking a nap daily along with 8 hours of sleep - helpful for more energy.

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Goals  to reach 

Karhu Trainer Review

I tried out the new Karhu Flow 3 Trainers late last week- they are on my feet now.

Bright orange for the women's model, gorgeous for spring. I love the lightness of the shoe overall , great for indoor treadmill miles and speed work on the track. 

7.4 oz in weight 

I have used mine for tempo miles leading up to a marathon and the rocker inside the shoe, hugged my ankles perfectly 

Recommended for miles and speed workouts for short durations- light, flexible and responsive.

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