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Location:

Cambridge,MA,United States

Member Since:

Apr 19, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k: 20:32 (6:36 min/mi) -4/14/13

8k: 33:28 (6:44 min/mi) - 4/7/13

10k: 44:44 (7:11 min/mi) - 12/15/12

15k: 1:10:17 (7:32 min/mi) - 6/23/12

10 Mile: 1:18:03 (7:48 min/mi) - 5/26/12 

Half Marathon: 1:41:40 (7:45 min/mi) - 7/22/12

Marathon: 3:32:11 (8:05 min/mi) - 1/13/13

Boston 2 Big Sur: 7:36:02 (8:42 min/mi) - 4/21/14, 4/27/14

Number of Marathons: 9

Number of States: 7 (IL, FL, KY, MN, TN, MA, CA)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 20 min 5k

Half marathon PR Summer 2014

NYC Marathon 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Join 50 states club

3:25, 3:15, sub 3:00 marathon? The sky's the limit! I want to see how fast I can get! :) 

Personal:

I started running in 2009, and am still learning a lot about running. Right now I have it made, I am living in Cambridge, MA temporarily doing a Post-Doc at MIT and taking advantage of improving my running by learning from all the speedy Boston runners and hitting the hills. I travel to FL to visit my family and get some "heat" training in. Then travel back to Chicago frequently to see my husband and show off my new running legs in all the flat, fast races.
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adidas Boost Lifetime Miles: 63.73
Brooks Pure Flow Black - Boston Lifetime Miles: 62.39
Brooks Pure Flow Black - Chicago Lifetime Miles: 35.39
Cortana 2 Black/neon Lifetime Miles: 120.25
Kinvara 4 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 84.36
Saucony Peregrine Lifetime Miles: 58.45
Cortana 3 Lifetime Miles: 88.41
Nike Pegasus 30 Sunset Lifetime Miles: 287.03
Boston Kinvaras Lifetime Miles: 32.75
Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Lifetime Miles: 209.17
Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Lifetime Miles: 145.95
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Lifetime Miles: 166.22
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Lifetime Miles: 76.98
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Baby Blue Lifetime Miles: 89.01
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles: 43.44
Wed, May 23, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.010.502.500.500.008.51

AM: Crossfit

5 sumo deadlifts (35#)

10 push press (35#)

15 burpees

20 front squats (35#)

25 push ups

30 box jumps (20 in)

35 kettlebell swings (26#)

400 m run

35 kettlebell swings (26#)

30 box jumps (20 in)

25 push ups

20 front squats (35#)

15 burpees

10 push press (35#)

5 sumo deadlifts (35#)

Time:  18:24

PHEW!!! I went into the workout barely able to lift my arms over my head because I have DOMS from Monday's cross fit in my lats. They didn't hurt too bad during the workout. I'm glad I went. I considered not going because of muscle soreness, but call me crazy I was really looking forward to this workout!! I think the box jumps, kettle bells and squats really helps my explosive power for running. :) 

 

PM: Speed run. 7 miles. I was terrified to do this one. My arms and lower back were in a fit of DOMS all day! But, I had a glimpse of hope with my muscles not hurting during my crossfit workout. 3 miles warmup near a 9 min/mi pace. Then 5x0.5 mile repeats (6:45/6:51/7:04/6:56/6:49 min/mi) with 0.1 mile walking recovery. Then 5x0.1 mile strides (5:33/5:45/5:53/6:02/4:57 min/mi) with 0.1 mile walking recovery. So awesome for me. Last week was the first time I did ONE 0.5 mile repeat in under 7s pace and this week I only had one that wasn't!!! For my strides, those times are pretty great for me too. The 6:02 involved an uphill and downhill so not too shabby there, but I never hit sub 5s before on strides!! Wahoo!!! All that after crossfitting 3 days in a row (which I'm not used to)! Hopefully I won't be too tired out for my 10 mile race Saturday. Luckily I have earned a couple easy recovery days! :) 

Mizuno Wave Precision 12 Pink Miles: 7.01Nike Free 7.0 White Miles: 1.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 123.60
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