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Location:

NC,USA

Member Since:

Dec 14, 2013

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

10k - 43:06

6k - 25:00

5k - 19:30

3k - 11:17

1600m - 5:31

1500m - 5:13

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Maintain base fitness while abroad in the spring

Learn to love running again

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run half & full marathons

Stay fit & healthy

Marry a runner & have fast kids? (kidding but not kidding)

Grow in my enjoyment of running, regardless of pace/times

Personal:

I currently run for Wofford College in South Carolina, where I double major in biology and Spanish. I will be spending 5 months studying abroad in Chile in 2017. I love cookie dough a little too much and spend most of my free time outside or asleep (or both). Living & running to know Christ and to make Him known!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Structure 18 Lifetime Miles: 795.13
Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Lifetime Miles: 69.05
Saucony Breakthru Lifetime Miles: 466.61
Nike Pegasus 31 Lifetime Miles: 533.93
Nike Vomero 10 Lifetime Miles: 498.70
Adidas Response Boost 2.0 Lifetime Miles: 194.45
Brooks Ghost 8 Lifetime Miles: 97.05
Brooks Glycerin 13 Lifetime Miles: 87.50
Mizuno Wave Rider 19 Lifetime Miles: 36.65
Race: UNCG Spartan Team Challenge (1.864 Miles) 00:11:35, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
7.10

Well, I did better today than my last 3k, so technically a PR (but eh..). I'm not super happy with it though. I was hoping to drop to 11:25 or so today. I guess I don't understand why I'm not really getting much faster when I am doing more mileage than I've ever done and harder workouts. And I'm only a little better than I was in high school, doing like 20 miles less a week and my own made-up workouts. I was hng to drop to 11:25 or so today. Perhaps I need to work on the little things more. My workouts may be harder and I may be doing more mileage, but I think I was much more disciplined about the little things in high school - stretching after practice, eating healthy, proper post-race recovery, etc. Gotta get back to that.

Anyways, Breck and I ran the 3k, solely along with High Point's 4 long distance girls. So they went out in a pack pretty immediately, needless to say. 1 of them straggled a bit and I was able to stay within 20 or so meters of her the whole time. Breck pushed me well in the first mile, hanging on my shoulder. Came through at like 6:04 I think. After that she dropped off and I was sort of in no-mans-land for the next 1000 meters. I started catching up to that last High Point girl over the course of the last 400, and I caught her with 60 to go on the homestretch, but I don't think she realized I was that close because as soon as she noticed me she took off. I think that helped me run a little harder that last 400 though. Those girls were really sweet after the race.

Cooled down 15 minutes afterwards. My calves felt so much better today! A lot of times they hurt pretty badly after meets because I think my spikes are more mid-distance and encourage toe running. But I wore the spikes that Wofford gave me for the first time and I loved them! They were much more supportive and cushioned. Legs were still a little junky so I spent a little time on the elliptical whenever we got back home on campus, then stretched a good bit. That helped a lot. We have a workout tomorrow.

Nike Structure 18 Miles: 5.10Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00
Comments
From jtshad on Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 13:32:47 from 141.221.191.225

Good race, still progressing. Improvement will continue to come as your training hits and your body responds.

From Sarah Spiro on Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 18:54:23 from 199.190.174.112

Thanks!!

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