| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 28.75 | 5.00 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 36.25 |
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| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 Pink Miles: 5.15 | Nike Free 7.0 White Miles: 0.25 | Brooks Pure Flow Purple - FL Miles: 10.70 | Nike Pegasus 29 Blue Miles: 21.15 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 32.50 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 33.50 | Weight: 119.80 | |
| | 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 |
| Rest day!! Oh, by the way. I weighed myself after Ragnar yesterday, I was 117.4! I lost over 5 lbs and I didn't think it was all water weight because I was staying pretty hydrated. I did have some pretty hefty stomach issues the last day and we weren't taking in nearly enough calories. I graciously indulged in a chocolate malt and double cheeseburger for supper that night. I usually don't recover on that kind of food but this one time, I will allow it. :) I woke up today with only muscle soreness in my calves! So happy I'm not injured from all that fast running! Also, I must say, this increasing my mileage thing is really helping me. I'm so glad I found this blog. The other runners who marathoners used to be in slightly better shape than me. I finished strong, they were absolutely beat. I am confident this is what works in making you a better runner!!! |
| Night Sleep Time: 11.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 11.00 | Weight: 117.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
| Crossfit! Took it easy to recover from Ragnar and continue to allow my back to heal. Still a great workout though! WOD: 10 rounds. 90 sec work/90 sec rest 10 kettlebell swings (18#) 10 burpees wall balls (8#) total wall balls: 160 Easy 5 mile run back from dropping off my car. I need to get out of these Wave Precisions! My feet are slapping the ground big time. |
| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 Pink Miles: 5.15 | Nike Free 7.0 White Miles: 0.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 120.20 |
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| | 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 |
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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! :)
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| Brooks Pure Flow Purple - FL Miles: 3.70 | Nike Pegasus 29 Blue Miles: 8.15 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 | Weight: 121.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 5.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| I wasn't planning on running this one a little faster, but it felt good so I went with it. Instead of going to cross fit (my inner thighs are still super sore), I added 3x40 walking lunges, 3x20 pushups, and 5 mins of plank. I think my body is still recovering from Ragnar, but feeling pretty good. |
| Brooks Pure Flow Purple - FL Miles: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| My first group long run as a pace group leader! I was supposed to take everyone 7 miles at 8:30 min/mi pace. I was planning on running 13 miles total so I kept everyone on pace the first 7 miles. I wasn't sure how I'd do keeping that pace for 13 miles carrying a water belt, but I averaged 8:21 min/mi for 13 runs! Yay boy! :) |
| Nike Pegasus 29 Blue Miles: 13.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 28.75 | 5.00 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 36.25 |
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| Mizuno Wave Precision 12 Pink Miles: 5.15 | Nike Free 7.0 White Miles: 0.25 | Brooks Pure Flow Purple - FL Miles: 10.70 | Nike Pegasus 29 Blue Miles: 21.15 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 32.50 | Nap Time: 1.00 | Total Sleep Time: 33.50 | Weight: 119.80 | |
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