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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

Tue, Jun 25, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

Resting hr 40 bpm.

4 miles run into Boston (for the first time since April!). AP 8:33 min/mi. Get this weirdness. I maintained constant perceived effort, but my splits were 8:55, 8:22, 8:22, 8:03 min/mi. Maybe I should run a marathon to hit 5:00 min/mi pace for my last miles. Jk.

My calves are still sore but much, much better then they were. My hamstrings are screaming and make it really, really unpleasant to run. I don't know if this a warning or rebuilding muscle. I read online 2 culprits could be inflexibility and muscle imbalance if your quads are really strong. I can definitely work on these. I am ashamed to admit I haven't done very much stretching since I was injured, plus the bike probably built up my quads to beast level. I think I'll forgo my steady bike Tuesday and hit up Bikram!

1 h alterg at 10 MPH and 40% body weight. This feels really, really good!

40 mins waterjogging easy and chatting with a friend.

Saucony Cortana 2 Miles: 9.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From seeaprilrun on Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:24:10 from 68.102.189.33

Wow! that's 6 minute miles on the alter g! The first week or so when I started running again my hamstrings were very tight, I think it has something to do with getting used to impact again and will pass.

From Carina on Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:36:37 from 204.15.86.83

Stay with it, it will all come together! Looking good!!

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