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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
49.000.006.001.0056.00
Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Miles: 29.00Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Miles: 19.00
Night Sleep Time: 23.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 23.00Weight: 112.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

Easy miles at 8:31 avg pace.

Second 20 miler ever, and first of this cycle. Miles 16-20 weren't pretty. Was acutely underfueled; I had planned a carb-y dinner the night before that didnt quite happen, and did not eat before the run. About 70-75 degrees; not too bad, but enough to get dehyrdrated quickly. Stopped for water for about 30 seconds 4-5 times, and stopped a couple of times in the last few miles, because I was exhausted!

I dont mind not eating before the run, but next time I have to commit to eating well the night before.

Still, good to get in the miles.

ETA: note to self;  the next morning am barely feeling the run in my legs/feet; at least partly, i think, because of running on the dirt trails wherever possible.

Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Miles: 20.00
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

From one extreme to the other. Ate TWO pieces of cake right before I went to work out. Got on the treadmill and thought I was going to vomit for the first three miles... then it must have digested because I thought i was going to shoot through the roof with energy.

Kept it to easy miles at 8:30 avg pace.

Leg Strength: squats (40lb); standing lunges (30lb); side lunges (no weight); single leg deadlifts (17.5lb) and leg extension machine (cant remember weight)

Brooks Pure Cadence 2 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
8.000.000.001.009.00

8 easy miles, around 8:30avg pace. 1 mile with 10x100m strides.

Oooch, I could feel the 20 miler and yesterday's weight session in my legs... XT tomorrow.

Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s 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
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Elliptical 52 mins, 10 mins easy, 10x2mins hard, 1 min easy, 12 mins easy

Long stretch and foam roll.

I have decided to start posting my weight. It feels kind of weird, but for some reason this is the only forum I feel safe to do that in. I would like to be at/maintain a good race weight for my November marathon, but not diet, nor be overly concerned about it. I want to be able to treat it as an intellectual/athletic pursuit, rather than emotional or body image thing. I think this is hard for (especially) female runners!

Anyway, here goes. I'm 5'3".

Oh, also going to try posting my sleep so I can be a bit more accountable about going to bed early :)

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 111.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.006.000.0010.00

Workout: 2x3 miles at HM pace with 1 mile jog recovery (with 2 miles warmup, 1 mile cooldown). I have never completed this workout without stopping. I was really nervous about it. I shouldnt have been.

1 x 3 miles: 6:59, 6:57, 6:44

1 mile recovery at 8:58

1 x 3 miles: 6:52, 6:50, 6:43

BOOM.

Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Veeery easy miles at around 9:00 avg pace.

Legs quite tired from yesterday's effort.

Plus planks and short arm workout. Running was way more fun than these.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 112.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
49.000.006.001.0056.00
Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Miles: 29.00Brooks Pure Cadence 2 Miles: 19.00
Night Sleep Time: 23.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 23.00Weight: 112.10
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