Winter of /u/anonymouse35

Hello everyone. This week we talk to /u/anonymouse35!

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How/when did you start running?

I started with track in middle school, because all my friends were doing it. We had weight classes and I'm TINY, so I was the top of my weight class (<90 lbs) in the sprints. I was the shit, even though my times would've gotten me destroyed in open events. Also, I started long jumping.

Then, my sophomore year, my coach threw me in an 800 and I fell in love. My love affair had ups and downs, but ended in heartbreak.

Post-high-school-graduation, I decided to increase my mileage and try new things. I did a 10k and a half, but I missed the mile and now I'm coming back (with a vengeance).

PRs?

Oh boy, there's a lot. I'll just list some, because there are lots of not good ones.

• 400mH- 1:15 (not great, but it's the school record, so that's notable)

• 800- 2:27 split, 2:31.5 open (still salty about not running sub 2:30 in an open 8)

• 1600- 5:34

• 3200- 12:27

• 6k- 25:11 (this is actually better than my 5k PR, if we don't count PRs from splits)

• Half Marathon- 1:42

• Long jump- 16 feet 4 inches

• Triple jump- 35 feet 10 inches.

Favorite shoes to train or race in?

Mizuno Waveriders. I had the 18s and now I have the 20s, they're great, I love them.

Favorite weather to train or race in?

I love warm weather. Sunny, high 50s, low 60s, with a slight breeze is probably my ideal training and racing weather.

Next Race?

I think I'll be at the Club Penn Relays. Definitely doing the open mile, and maybe a relay if my club can get 4 girls together to race. I'd love to run the 4x8 again, even if my leg speed is very much not up where I want it to be right now.

Goals this year?

I'd like to PR in the mile (maybe) and go sub-24 in the 6k this fall (these both feel like big stretches).

Proudest Accomplishment?

Going sub-2:30 in an 8. I had spent so much time working at that goal (sophomore year until the very end of senior year), and I crossed the line and knew that I had done it. It was one of my last races of the year, and I was stoked. I had run the perfect split to get my team's 4x8 to our district meet (unfortunately we missed the time by 10 seconds). I was curled up on the turf when my coach came over and said "2:27" and I think I almost cried.

Things you do outside of running?

Be in college. I love to cook, but I don't have kitchen access right now (so I just watch a lot of food network when I do watch TV, I'm watching Chopped on my laptop while I'm typing this). I like to knit and crochet. I call myself the "old lady friend" of my group.

Things that interest you outside of running?

Isn't this the same question? I like puns and jokes, send me your favorite puns!

Favorite subreddits?

r/gifrecipes (they're so... relaxing? to watch) r/cooking r/relationships (it's like listening to your friends' drama, without any of the messy-ness of actually knowing the involved parties!) To be honest, I mostly reddit (is that a verb?) here.

Origin of your username?

My first tumblr username was anonymouseramblings because I thought the pun was super creative, but that was too long, so I cut it down. Then I needed a number and I was like "35" because that was the end number of my breakout 800 (the 800 was like my bread and butter). If I were to re-name myself here, I'd probably do tyranasaurusbex, since that's more me now.

Strava link if you use it?

Sometimes I make fun titles

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1. Regular Mod Q. Any sort of flair options you'd like to see? Or is the current setup groovy?

2. It is March. How is 2017 treating you so far?

3. How much do you see shoe technology improving in the next few years? Do you believe shoes make that much of a difference?

4. If you had to design your own training plan do you think that you could? Do you more prefer following a set guide instead of coming up with something on your own? Do you just do the do and run whatever feels best that day?

5. Anything else you'd like to add?

Submitted March 01, 2017 at 09:42AM by CatzerzMcGee http://ift.tt/2m8i0Lu