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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

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

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

Bikram!!! I haven't done bikram since early January. I think it was a perfect workout for what my body needs right now - stretching out my hamstrings and working on independent leg balance/strength. Boy, my right leg was shaking like it saw a ghost!!! I think I will stick to this once weekly to see the progression on my right leg. When I used to go regularly, it was a great tool to assess the body damage. :)

I just had my last ortho dr appt!! He said I am healing very nicely and was kinda surprised by my mileage build. He was okay with my schedule since he thinks I'm really in tuned with my body. I don't know if I'm happier about having my schedule okayed or receiving the complement about being well in tuned with my body.

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

Comments

From Rachelle on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:20:51 from 159.212.71.69

Bikram is so hard, great job! Yay for good news from the doc. I am so incredibly happy for you Jackie!

From Carina on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 12:53:49 from 204.15.86.83

My sister keeps telling me I need to do Bikram, I'm scared of it!! Great work!

From Jackie82 on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 13:15:31 from 18.189.56.67

Thanks, Rachelle! I'm coming out swinging!

Carina, TRY IT!!! It hurts so good, and I think acclimates you to working in heat. :)

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 06:51:50 from 68.102.3.235

Never heard of Bikram. Good news all around from your Ortho!

From Jackie82 on Mon, Jul 01, 2013 at 09:30:14 from 208.78.67.43

April, Bikram is a form of hot yoga (105F) that implements the same 26 exercises every class and each class is 90 mins. The movements are slow and the focus is more on flexibility, balance, and core work. Since it's always the same series of movements every class, I find it's a great way to track your fitness and find out if you are becoming overly tight in any area from running. You should definitely try it!

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