Marathon Training

December 2010

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Location:

Centerville,GA,

Member Since:

Oct 20, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PR's: North Face Endurance Challenge Trail Run GA 50mi 2011-12:55; The Great Floridian Triathlon 2010 (140.6)-13:24:15;  Disney Marathon 2009- 3:52:59; Disney Marathon 2010- 3:37:40;  Breast Cancer Half Marathon (2010) 1:41:39; Seaside Half Marathon 2011- 1:39:17; Red Cross 5K 2008- 21:52;  Recycle Run 5K 2009- 20:38

I will hit my 10th marathon this year after the Marine Corps Marathon.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston.  Get a new 5k PR. Run a 1/2 marathon in under 1:40:00  1:35:00. 

Upcoming Races:

Spartan Race GA                                  March 10

Navarre Beach Sunset Stampede 5k     May 5

Warrior Dash GA                                 May 20

Marine Corps Marathon                       October 28

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Kona. Break 21:00 for a 5k Break 20:00 for a 5k;  Break 3:30 for a marathon.  Finish a 100mi run (far future after I achieve my other goals).

 

Personal:

I graduated 2010 with my masters in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida.  I'm now at Robins AFB. 

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Zoot Triathlon Shoes Lifetime Miles: 55.85
Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Lifetime Miles: 212.00
Vibrams Lifetime Miles: 20.50
Adizero Lifetime Miles: 219.50
Nike Free Run + Lifetime Miles: 506.10
Lime Precisions Lifetime Miles: 375.15
Precision 11 Lifetime Miles: 323.65
Nike Free- Live Strong Lifetime Miles: 237.95
New Balance Minimus Trail Lifetime Miles: 45.50
Saucony Peregrine Lifetime Miles: 114.25
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 24.10
Sketchers GoRun Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Mizuno Precision 12 Lifetime Miles: 5.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
119.9539.75159.70
Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 63.95Nike Free Run + Miles: 56.85Precision 11 Miles: 22.75Lime Precisions Miles: 16.15
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Ran at a pretty good tempo pace 7:53 for the first 2 miles and then I ran up some hills which slowed the pace down during the middle miles and finished around an 8min mi pace.  It was a little chilly, but felt pretty good in a running jacket and shorts.

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 6.00
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4.000.004.00

Went to the gym and did some arm and ab workouts and then went for a jog around campus.  I forgot my watch, so I'm not sure exactly how far or fast I ran, but I think it was close to 4 mi.  I ran a couple of hills too.  Then I went back to the gym and spun around on an elliptical machine for 10 min waiting for my boyfriend to finish his workout.

Nike Free Run + Miles: 4.00
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6.0012.4018.40

Went for a run with the Florida Track Club.  Started at 6am, which was quite chilly at 32 degrees for Florida, and ran 6mi by myself (9:24,9:30, 9:28, 9:29, 9:18, 9:04).  Then I met up with the group at 7am for the remaining 12.4mi (8:42, 8:12, 8:15, 8:27, 8:36, 8:27, 8:25, 8:29, 8:24, 8:16, 8:09, 8:11, last 0.4 at 8:16/mi pace).  I normally wouldn't consider any pace over 8:15 fast, but for an 18+ mi training run I felt like I was running pretty fast.  For long training runs, if the pace is under 9min/mi, to me, its fast.   Good run though.  I really like running with a group and haven't had a chance to do a group long run in a couple of months.

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 18.40
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4.100.004.10

Easy jog at a little under a 9min/mi pace.  Felt really good for having done 18 yesterday.

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 4.10
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7.500.007.50

Supose to do 9, but an upset stomach cut my run a little short.  The track was also closed from the track team practicing, so no 800's for me. 

Nike Free Run + Miles: 7.50
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Went to the gym and worked on arms and abs for about 45min, then did 30 min on an elliptical machine.

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Biked for about 1hr 20min on my mountain bike

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I started getting a head cold at the beginning of the week so I decided to do my run on a treadmill since it was freezing outside.  Lifted some weights, and did some ab work with a medicine ball.  Ran on treadmill for 4 miles, did elliptical for 12min. 

Nike Free Run + Miles: 4.00
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5.200.005.20

Jogged around campus.  Temperature was a perfect 55 deg.  Much nicer than it was earlier in the week.

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 5.20
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16.000.0016.00

Ran 2.5mi on the road to warm up, then ran on a sandy trail for 13.5mi. 

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 16.00
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Went to the gym.  Did 34min on elliptical machine, 10 min on row machine, and worked on arms, abs, and legs in weight room.

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It was so cold and windy.  I went to the track workout and did a 2.25mi warm up at 7:55/mi and then went straight into on,off,on miles at 6:57,7:52,6:55 for the mile times with no break.  Then went for a 3mi cool down jog at about 9min/mi.

Nike Free Run + Miles: 8.25
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1.000.001.00

Went to the gym and did 36min on an elliptical machine with high incline and resistance, then did 1500m on the row machine, and then ran a mile around the indoor track with push ups and sit ups in between (9laps/mi, so ran 3 laps and did 5 pushups, 30 situps, 5 pushups 30 situps x 3)  Pull ups and dips on gravitron lifting about 50lbs 7reps each x 3, kettle bell squats 2 x 16 (8kg) and lifts on each side.  Then medicine ball catches on incline (12) and passing the ball side to side (20) x 2.

Nike Free Run + Miles: 1.00
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9.750.009.75

Ran around campus at the hottest point of the day, so it was a nice 50-55 deg.  Felt pretty good after the side stitch went away at the beginning (probably dehydration).  After drinking some water I felt better and picked up the pace. Averaged about 8:50/mi.

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 9.75
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4.500.004.50

Jog around campus.  Went down the big hill today. Averaged about 8:45/mi

Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 4.50
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5.000.005.00

Nike Free Run + Miles: 5.00
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6.000.006.00

Nike Free Run + Miles: 6.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.500.003.50

Bought some new shoes and went for a jog.  They feel different than the previous models, more squishy in the toe box.

Precision 11 Miles: 3.50
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6.000.006.00

2.5 on the sidewalk and 3.5 on the beach.  There was no hard sand this night, so I was only going between 10:30 and 11:30/mi pace, where on the sidewalk I was doing 8:30/mi and the beach part was much harder.  I also got hit by a wave early on and was wet and sandy.

Lime Precisions Miles: 6.00
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6.005.0011.00

Morning:

Same route as the night before, but the sand was much better.  Since the waves were rough the night before and in the morning they were flat, it was great beach running conditions.  I was averaging about 9:15/mi on the beach.

Evening:  Ran with a running group in Fort Walton Beach.  Averaged about an 8:00/mi with 2 miles being 7:55.

Lime Precisions Miles: 6.00Precision 11 Miles: 5.00
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Island run, very flat and a little windy.

Precision 11 Miles: 4.00
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10.255.0015.25

Morning: Timberlake road run, part rocky road and mostly clay and sand.  Went a nice easy 9:20/mi average pace.  Started getting some hot spots in the toe box of my new shoes.  Mizuno why, the Precisions were perfect the way they were (except for the new cool colors).

Evening:  Ran with a couple of guys and my brother to start with.  First mile was about 8:15, and then we started picking up the pace 7:32, 7:25, 7:25, 7:11.  The temperature was a little cold, but perfect for running fast.  My brother fell off after the 3rd mile, but he is still improving which is good.  He use to not even be able to hold a 9min/mi pace for 5mi.  He is still not close to beating me at any distance, but he may get there some day. 

Nike Free Run + Miles: 5.00Precision 11 Miles: 10.25
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5.001.106.10

Ran with my brother again and had an overall average of 8:17.  The last mile we picked up the pace to about 7:30 and sprinted the last 1/10 of a mile.  My legs are finally getting a little tired. 

Also did some pushups, crunches, and a few other exercises with a medicine ball.

Nike Free Run + Miles: 6.10
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5.005.0010.00

Did an easy warm up 4 mi until I met up with a running group and then picked up the pace to about 7:55-8:05/mi for 5 miles and then slowed down to about 8:40 for the last mile.  Over all felt good.

Nike Free Run + Miles: 10.00
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4.150.004.15

Nasty windy day, overcast and drizzly.  Did a 4 mi jog, wanted to run on the beach, but there was no hard sand since the surf was rough.  I was also wet from the rain and didn't want to be covered in sand.  I did averaged about an 8:45, faster going with the wind than fighting against it.

Lime Precisions Miles: 4.15
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119.9539.75159.70
Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Miles: 63.95Nike Free Run + Miles: 56.85Precision 11 Miles: 22.75Lime Precisions Miles: 16.15
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