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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
31.244.006.660.000.0041.90
Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 36.55Cortana 2 White Miles: 5.35
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

30-35 mins easy

Robinson's Preserve in Bradenton, FL; 73F and 89% humidity. So hot! 4 miles in 35:41, 8:55 min/mi AP

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.350.000.000.000.005.35

45-50 mins easy with 4-6x100 m strides

Bradenton, FL; 72F and 94% humidity; 4.54 mi @ 9:09 min/mi AP then 6 strides @ 5:53 min/mi AP. 5.35 mi in 50:51. Legs did not feel sore. Energy felt low I think from the humidity.

Cortana 2 White Miles: 5.35
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.340.002.660.000.008.00

15 min w.u. 10 min @HMP (3 min rec) 4 x 30 sec hill (rec jog back to start) (3 min rec. after last hill) repeat 10 min @HMP, 4 x 30sec hill, 15 min c.d.

Ringling Bridge, Sarasota, FL; 64F and 77% humidity, windy - nice weather!!! This was switched with last Tuesday's workout. 10:00 @ HMP were @ 7:34 min/mi (1.32 mi) and 7:28 min/mi (1.34 mi) AP. 30 sec hills were @ 7:50 min/mi AP and roughly 3% incline. 8 miles in 1:08:10. Legs felt really strong on this run even though the wind was trying to blow me sideways!

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.540.004.000.000.008.54

15 min w.u. 3-4 mile aerobic tempo, 3 mins rest 8 x 30 secs on, 1 min off 10 min c.d. Tempo between HMP and MP.

Flatwoods in Tampa, FL; 59F and 98% humidity; 15 min wu @ 9:20 min/mi AP then 4 mile tempo @ 7:46 min/mi AP, 30s on were @ 6:33 min/mi AP. 8.54 mi in 1:11:06. Adductors were extremely sore from Tuesday's strength work, but running faster paces felt okay and stretched them out a bit. The tempo felt pretty relaxed especially towards the end, then the strides felt fun to push the pace.

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 8.54
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.014.000.000.000.0016.01

16 miles with middle 4 miles at MP

Ringling Bridge, Sarasota, FL; 66F and 98% humidity; MP for miles 6-10, splits: 7:58 (bridge with headwind), 7:56 (bridge with tailwind), 7:50 (flat with tailwind), 8:03 (flat with headwind). AP for MP: 7:57 min/mi, AP for entire run: 8:46 min/mi. 16.01 mi in 2:20:15. Elevation gain at least 400 ft. My legs hurt the ENTIRE run. I'm starting to notice a trend from my FL runs. This was similar weather as the Disney Marathon last Jan. when my legs hurt the entire race. I'm wondering if this is an electrolyte thing? Or poor oxygen delivery to muscles in high humidity - it basically feels like I'm running with a bag over my head when I breath. I took an ice bath and had muscle spasms in my hamstrings for most of the day. Took in pickle juice, gatorade and Nuun throughout the rest of the day.

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 16.01
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
31.244.006.660.000.0041.90
Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 36.55Cortana 2 White Miles: 5.35
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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