| Location: Sydney,Australia Member Since: Oct 24, 2012 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: PRs
10K: 42:07 (NYC Runs Roosevelt Island Hot Chocolate, December 2012)
Half Marathon: 1:30:23 (Philadelphia RnR Half Marathon, Sept 2013)
Marathon: 3:17:13 (New Jersey Marathon, May 5, 2013)
Short-Term Running Goals: 1:30 half marathon, Summer 2013
sub-3:30 marathon (my first) Spring 2013
sub 3:15 marathon, Fall 2013
Long-Term Running Goals: Run long. Get fast. Stay injury free. Personal: Running blog: www.twolittlerunners.blogspot.com
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 36.10 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 45.10 |
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| Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 28.00 | Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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NYC Runs Central Park Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:44:00 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.10 |
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Originally signed up for this race thinking I would run it as a marathon tempo. Then weather forecasted rain, snow and 25mph winds on an already very hilly course through Central Park. So I decided to run this with a friend as an easy/long run. I ran 9 miles yesterday, and did a tempo on Friday, so I was just hoping my legs were good for it. Well, low and behold, the weather (as I should have known, if I paid any attention to Murphy) was perfect running weather. Overcast, cool in the 40s, barely any wind! Ah well, it was really nice doing a race with 0 expectations other than to have fun. Overall a 1:44-ish for a average pace of 7:53 min/mile (with a bathroom break - first time in a race ever!) All miles felt pleasantly aerobic with a bit of effort going up those Harlem hills. Again I'm reminded at how far Ive come. This was an easy/long run for me. A year ago, I had never even run a half marathon.
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| Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 13.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Easy at 8:07 avg pace. Tired legs, but feeling good. Butt-sore from strength last night - at least I know its working haha! |
| Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 8.00 |
| Speed, treadmill, 1% incline. 6 x 800s at 6:22min/miles (9.4mph) with 400 jog recoveries at about 9:30-10 min miles. Wowzas, this felt hard. I cant believe I did 10 of these last cycle (albeit at 6:27pace). Though its possible that I was walking my recoveries back then... jogging/running increases the difficulty a lot. Im pleased with how the training is going so far. Excited to have another crack at the tempo tomorrow. Partially because its not going to hurt as much as this workout, but also the weather is great in NYC right now, and its a good opportunity to get in some nice morning miles.
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| Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Best workout so far. Completely awesome. I had a 5-mile tempo scheduled. Did two easy miles, around 8:30 pace. Tempo splits were: 7:23, 7:09, 7:09, 7:01, 7:04, 7:08. Cool down for an easy mile.
So the average here was a little bit slower than last week's 5 mile tempo, but what made it so awesome was how it felt. Completely controlled. The splits were a little bit uneven in places because of wind, but the effort felt very sustainable, even and even easy. The last two miles flew by, and for the first time on a tempo run, I was not counting the minutes til I could stop. I was only supposed to do 5 miles at effort, but decided to add an additional mile because my first mile was a bit slow (takes my legs a while to warm up in 30 degree weather). Average overall pace was 7:09 with fuel left in the tank. I was starting to think my goal marathon pace should be closer to 7:30 instead of 7:15, but I feel like I could sustain 7:15 pace for quite some time.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles, 8:30 to 8. Leg locked cos I didnt stretch - ugh. A wee bit of strength, then called it a night. First time I have achieved 45 miles though - nothing compared to some people, but it has taken me over a year to build up to this mileage! |
| Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 36.10 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 45.10 |
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| Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 28.00 | Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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