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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

Travel/Life/Food blog: www.big-spoon-little-spoon.blogspot.com

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Inspire 8s Lifetime Miles: 377.00
Brooks Pure Cadence Lifetime Miles: 40.00
Mizuno Inspire 9s Lifetime Miles: 398.10
Black Mizuno Inspire 9s Lifetime Miles: 432.20
Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Lifetime Miles: 490.50
Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Lifetime Miles: 218.82
Red Mizuno Wave Rider Lifetime Miles: 403.00
Blue Mizuno Inspires Lifetime Miles: 405.00
Blue Mizuno Inspires 2 Lifetime Miles: 300.00
Red Mizuno Wave Riders 2 Lifetime Miles: 252.00
Black Brooks Pure Cadence Lifetime Miles: 29.00
Mizuno Inspire 12s Lifetime Miles: 69.00
Mizuno Inspire 12s Coral Lifetime Miles: 32.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.0010.006.000.0056.00
Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 26.00Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 30.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.000.000.000.0017.00

Easy trail run with my buddy Kristen at around 9:00 pace... covered nearly 2000ft in elevation gain and drop, including the infamous torrey pines hill.

This run kicked my ass, but it was great to get the aerobic stimulus without pounding my legs on concrete. Woke up this (Monday) morning feeling a little tight in the calves, but otherwise like I hadnt even run yesterday!

Cant wait to head back to New York tomorrow - its springtime finally!

Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Easy miles in the dark around San Diego embarcadero... around 8:20 pace. 

Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.006.000.0010.00

I feel like I say this about every workout, but wow, this one was tough.

 3x2miles at HM pace, with 1 mile recoveries.

I faced 17mph winds initially... the sort of I-dont-want-to-run-in-this-but-I'll-grow-some-balls-and-just-do-it kind of wind... but quickly graduated into 24mph holy-crap-I-must-look-like-Im-practicing-running-tangents sort of wind. For the last interval, I had to run to get away from the waterfront where it is windiest, and did it in Riverside Park, which provided a bit more protection.

It wasnt terrible physically... but mentally, I was at the edge and promised myself I could quit after each 2-mile interval. Funnily enough, allowing myself an "out" always results in me keeping at it, and completing the workout. Its almost like it releases the mental pressure and my stress about how hard the whole workout will be, and focuses me back in on the immediate task at hand. Just get through this interval. And just enjoy this recovery. Ok, now you have another interval, why dont you just give this one a go too. Oh hullo, another recovery.

I am fully aware I must sound like a crazy person.

Splits: First interval: 7:04, 6:47, second interval: 6:57, 6:59, third interval: 6:55, 6:54

Avg Pace: 6:56

I was a little bit disappointed with the first mile, but when I saw the next mile split, I realized that it evened out the wind I faced initially.

Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Leg + core strength

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.0010.000.000.0012.00

Just got back from my most miserable run yet. I didnt get to sleep til 4:30am last night (jet lag, plus I didnt workout yesterday so I wasnt physically tired). I knew it would be tough. But the weather looked so nice except... you guessed it, the bloody wind. Splits were all over the place - around 7:15 with tail wind, 7:25 with headwind.

Average pace was 7:20 so I guess it was fine, albeit a few seconds slower than where I wanted to be. That said, it was 10 miles hard running, soooo.... longest tempo yet.

Im not going to lie. I stopped at mile 5 and got really upset and tearful because the wind was blowing me around and it was so hard, and I thought I wouldnt be able to finish. i got very close to just quitting altogether, abandoning my plans for NJ and dropping back to half marathon training (may have been a little over-emotional from lack of sleep!) Rest assured, I think I am having no trouble replicating the shitfulness of a marathon in my training; at least perception-wise.

Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy miles around Central Park - around 8:45 pace. The harder my workouts get (and yesterdays tempo was haaaaaard) the slower these easy paces get :)

Mizuno Inspire 8s 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 MilesTotal Distance
40.0010.006.000.0056.00
Mizuno Inspire 9s Miles: 26.00Mizuno Inspire 8s Miles: 30.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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