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January 08, 2009

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8 Men

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Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

high school track (I tried sprinting, hurdling, and crossed over to long distance at the end of my last season but did not take running as seriously as weight training which I did on my own) freshman year college track ( tried a variety of mid-distance events) For about a year now I have been combining swimming, weight training and mid-distance running workouts for a flexible routine I can sustain while pursuing my studies. This has brought me to my highest level of fitness so far.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Exacerbated by a stressful schedule, lack of sleep and a some over-training, an inflamed knee had me temporarily abandon my running workouts and work on swimming instead. Unfortunately these workouts did not help me sustain the same aerobic fitness as I had been experiencing prior to the injury. I would like to learn how to sustain the best and healthiest level of fitness possible for me and my lifestyle into my old age.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I think I would like to participate in a marathon or triathlon some day.

Personal:

I am a 20 year old college student in Santa Barbara currently earning my bs in computer science. I love fashion, fine dining, and philosophy.

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Mon, Jul 07, 2008

Running Miles Swimming Yards Bike Miles

6.60 0.00 0.00

Santa Barbara's beach-side bike trail, my favorite course. This was the strongest I've felt all summer - it felt great!

I ran the first half smooth and effortlessly and continued picking up the pace until the last mile when I lost my focus and started to feel my tiredness, the rest was a slower more choppy run but still one of the better finishes of my summer runs.

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Comments

From James on Jul 08, 2008 at 12:43:14

Welcome to the blog! I have been to UC Santa Barbra a few times and really like that campus. It seems like their are some good trails around that area and along the beach.

From Chad on Jul 08, 2008 at 16:09:54

You live in one of the most beautiful parts of California. I am envious about the weather and terrain that surrounds you. Good luck in your training.

From Walter on Jul 08, 2008 at 19:26:58

Hopefully you will be able to use this blog to help you schedule the more important things in your life--running of coarse! Welcome to the blog

From Sasha Pachev on Jul 08, 2008 at 19:41:49

I can definitely understand the stress from being in CS. Your program has to compile and run. If it does not, you cannot turn it in. In English or humanities you can turn in a paper with a spelling error or two, in CS it does not work. We do have a number of geeks on the blog, feel free to post CS questions on the forum when you get too stressed out with your assignment.

Regarding the injuries and stress. The two are related. With this being a common problem, I've posted some thoughts on the forum that I think may be helpful in your case:

http://fastrunningblog.com/forum/index.php/topic,465.0.html

From MichelleL on Jul 09, 2008 at 11:36:30

Welcome to the blog! So are you totally free from injury right now?

From Aaryn on Jul 10, 2008 at 01:49:09

Thanks for all of the support!

My knee isn't bothering me any more and I am looking forward to a much more stable lifestyle...sleep, focus, clarity of thought, energy...all the things I just can't get from substitute training.

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