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Kristy Borseth

Blogging on the road to the Louisville Triple Crown of Running




Feb 14, 2007

Is that Love in the air I smell....or is it just me?

The Run: 4 Miles
The Tunes: DEE-DEE(self titled album)
The Mood: It’s V-Day! I’m in the mood for Love!

Got in a quick 4 miles this evening before a lovely Valentine's Day dinner with the hubby. We went to Limestone (one of my fav’s) and I always throw out any diet when I’m there.

Today’s tunes were courteous of a DJ called DEE out of Montreal. To sample some of his “electro-pop” sounds you can visit the site http://www.myspace.com/deemontreal. The funky sounds and upbeat tempo work great to keep up the pace. I got a free download of their latest song “Miles and Miles” off of the Ford website because it is featured in their commercial for the Ford Edge. You can’t help but pick up the pace when that song comes on!

The run was pretty fast paced as it was my shortest run of the week. My legs told me later in the evening that the run was at a quicker than normal pace for me, but with speed workouts coming up soon it was a good warm up.

I actually got in a morning run this week! This is kind of a big deal for me lately since for the last 2 months I’ve been setting my alarm to get up in the morning and run and have hit the snooze button every time and opted for an evening run instead. I do love getting the run done in the morning, I love the way it makes me feel through the rest of the day (except for the big hunger attack I get around 2pm). I also love the extra free time I have in the evenings. But when it is 6am and the temp is 9° it gets so easy to stay in bed another hour and plan the run for later in the day.

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About Me


I guess you could say I’ve been a runner all my life. I ran competitively as a young kid, beginning at the age of seven and continuing all the way through high school. After a major bout of burnout, I took off the college years - plus three more. Six years ago I decided to start running again and pick up right where I left off. A major hit of reality took place; I was no longer the runner I once was, and I was way more out of shape than I thought. So after a very humbling experience on my first run I entered into what I call “My Running Rebirth.”

In my second running life, I am your ordinary, everyday, middle-of-the-pack runner. Running to me is now all about the social aspect. About four years ago, I started running in group runs on Saturday mornings from Fleet Feet. At one point myself and three other runners started jokingly calling ourselves the “Not Quite Ready For Prime Time Runners,” or NQRFPTR for short. Three years later we have more than 40 people on our e-mailing list. Not all show up for every run and some come and go throughout the year, but we all run for fun, conversation and coffee EVERY Saturday!

I am currently training for the Nashville Country Music Marathon, which is the same day as the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon. I will forgo the first two legs of the Triple Crown this year, but I will definitely be in for the Papa John’s 10 Miler (my favorite of the three). I have a lifelong goal of completing a marathon in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. I have five marathons under my belt, and this year I plan to knock out the states of Tennessee (Nashville in April) and New York (NYC in November).

Besides being a NQRFPT Runner, I am also a graphic designer. My most creative ideas always seem to come to me while I’m out on the road. Exercise definitely gets the creative juices flowing!




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