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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
Total Distance
42.70
Saucony Breakthru Miles: 14.60Nike Pegasus 31 Miles: 16.10Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 41.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 43.00
Total Distance
5.00

5 miles on the treadmill. 8:07 average. Abs afterwards.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
10.10

6AM- sucky workout this morning. 6x800 + 1x1000 with 2.5 minutes active rest between each, at goal race pace. Didn't go so well for me. My legs were just super heavy, not sure why. I felt like I was working at 3 flat effort but I was producing 10-20 seconds slower than that. Albeit, it was on grass and the field was absolutely water logged. But that's not really an excuse because everyone else was running in the same conditions and I seemed to be struggling more than most others. Oh well. Sometimes workouts just don't go super well and that's that.

6PM- 4.1 mile shakeout. Felt much better than this morning.

Saucony Breakthru Miles: 6.00Nike Pegasus 31 Miles: 4.10
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00
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Total Distance
7.00

7 miles recovery, 8:24 avg. First few miles with everyone were ~8:45, last few with Alexandra & Allie were about 8 flat or a little under.

Nike Pegasus 31 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
6.60

6 mile moderate tempo (tempo + 25 seconds), goal pacing at 7:25. Ended up 7:29 average, with the first mile being 7:40 and the last 7:02. Ran with Halee the whole time, 3 miles out to Upstate and back. Good hills thrown in there. Short cool down + 6x15sec hill sprints afterwards.

Saucony Breakthru Miles: 6.60
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 5.50
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Total Distance
5.00

Fartlek at Milliken! The course is kind of a muddy wreck... we'll see how that'll go at the meet Saturday. Anyways, 2 sets of 6 x 45 sec hard + 1:15 easy, with 2:30 easy between sets. Warmed up half a mile and then cooled down 1.3 to get to 5. We usually do 2 sects of 8 reps, so this felt pretty easy!

Nike Pegasus 31 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles pre-race on the treadmill + stretching! Feeling good about tomorrow.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Race: Upstate Invitational (3.1 Miles) 00:20:39, Place overall: 62, Place in age division: 62
Total Distance
5.00

One of the most fun races of my life! Joaquin was moving in big ways this morning for sure - the course was absolutely flooded. Waterlogged. Shin-deep sections of water around every curve. Plus there was rain pouring as we ran! So all of those things sort of threw a PR out the window, but definitely made for a fun experience. Plus, considering the weather, I feel pretty good about my time! First mile was a 6:20, then 13:07 (6:47), then closed in 20:39. I was hoping, even in these conditions, to be closer to 20:20, but I'll take it right now because I am just really happy to have enjoyed a race WHILE running it (haven't done that since early last track season), not just after.

Special shoutout to LeAndrea for absolutely killing it today and dropping like 40 seconds?! Crazy.

Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 3.10Saucony Breakthru Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Total Distance
42.70
Saucony Breakthru Miles: 14.60Nike Pegasus 31 Miles: 16.10Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 41.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 43.00
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