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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, Jun 13, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.85	0.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	10.85

AM speed work with coach. This is my first time doing speed work with a coach and a group. I wasn't super impressed. I was one of the fastest in the group. Where do the faster runners get their speed work done? There's gotta be something a little more serious...

1 mile warmup, drills, then 8x400m (6:52/6:48/6:40/6:32/6:51/6:28/6:39/6:34 min/mi). I felt pretty energized after this one. Good feeling when I wasn't sure what my recovery would be after running 35.6 miles this weekend. Oh, and we found out our team won 3rd place of the mixed ultra teams! That feels pretty good because I had the most mileage on my team so I definitely was a factor on placing. :) Can't wait to break in my new Nike Pegasus 29 later!

Ahhh, the Pegasus were a success! No feet slapping! I was planning on running 6 miles, but NOTHING hurt or ached so I just went for 8 at a slower pace. Apparently I'm like a ninja in these shoes, some guy turned to hoc a loogie and I had to jump over his spit! Haha. Another dude commented on my shoes while I was running. Now that's good motivation to stick with your run! :)

Brooks Pure Flow Purple - FL Miles: 3.70	Nike Pegasus 29 Blue Miles: 8.15

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50	Weight: 121.60

Comments

From Alana on Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 19:49:03 from 69.20.189.206

I am trying for the same thing and I find your blog interesting because I too have always followed Hal Higdon and now wonder if I should try something more aggressive. I also lift weights and LOVE yoga. I feel like with all my running a can't fit in spinning too. :) Maybe the answer is more speed work. Anyway, best of luck on your BQ!

From Jackie82 on Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 18:43:28 from 208.78.67.43

Thanks! Yeah, I've been spinning A LOT less now that I'm getting into higher mileage. I think it's good early on to build your aerobic capacity without adding mileage too quickly. Yoga is so awesomely complimentary to running. I go in so sore and come out like gumby! I'm dropping times pretty consistently and rapidly now. I think cross fit and speed work are the biggest factors. Crossfit works on your mental toughness big time, and the speed work is a ton of fun. Also, it's really helped me to focus on recovery. I've been eating a lot more fruits and veggies and refuse processed food. I try to get a lot of sleep too. I'm already noticing a difference the higher mileage has on my stamina and I'm only up to 47 miles/week! Thanks for commenting on my blog!

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