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Location:

Cambridge,MA,United States

Member Since:

Apr 19, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k: 20:32 (6:36 min/mi) -4/14/13

8k: 33:28 (6:44 min/mi) - 4/7/13

10k: 44:44 (7:11 min/mi) - 12/15/12

15k: 1:10:17 (7:32 min/mi) - 6/23/12

10 Mile: 1:18:03 (7:48 min/mi) - 5/26/12 

Half Marathon: 1:41:40 (7:45 min/mi) - 7/22/12

Marathon: 3:32:11 (8:05 min/mi) - 1/13/13

Boston 2 Big Sur: 7:36:02 (8:42 min/mi) - 4/21/14, 4/27/14

Number of Marathons: 9

Number of States: 7 (IL, FL, KY, MN, TN, MA, CA)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 20 min 5k

Half marathon PR Summer 2014

NYC Marathon 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Join 50 states club

3:25, 3:15, sub 3:00 marathon? The sky's the limit! I want to see how fast I can get! :) 

Personal:

I started running in 2009, and am still learning a lot about running. Right now I have it made, I am living in Cambridge, MA temporarily doing a Post-Doc at MIT and taking advantage of improving my running by learning from all the speedy Boston runners and hitting the hills. I travel to FL to visit my family and get some "heat" training in. Then travel back to Chicago frequently to see my husband and show off my new running legs in all the flat, fast races.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Adidas Boost Lifetime Miles: 63.73
Brooks Pure Flow Black - Boston Lifetime Miles: 62.39
Brooks Pure Flow Black - Chicago Lifetime Miles: 35.39
Cortana 2 Black/neon Lifetime Miles: 120.25
Kinvara 4 Yellow Lifetime Miles: 84.36
Saucony Peregrine Lifetime Miles: 58.45
Cortana 3 Lifetime Miles: 88.41
Nike Pegasus 30 Sunset Lifetime Miles: 287.03
Boston Kinvaras Lifetime Miles: 32.75
Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Lifetime Miles: 209.17
Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Lifetime Miles: 145.95
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Lifetime Miles: 166.22
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Lifetime Miles: 76.98
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Baby Blue Lifetime Miles: 89.01
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles: 43.44
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
186.0025.3810.501.110.00222.99
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 119.29Nike Pegasus 30 Sunset Miles: 4.78Kinvara 4 Yellow Miles: 5.66Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 16.33Cortana 3 Miles: 5.88Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 38.90Boston Kinvaras Miles: 3.77Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 13.55Nike Zoom Elite 6 Baby Blue Miles: 14.83
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.274.000.000.000.0018.27

17-18 miles with middle 4 miles @ MP effort

18.27 mi in 2:40:36, 8:47 min/mi AP, 799 ft elevation gain. MP miles: 8:32, 8:12, 8:29, 8:07 (8:20 min/mi AP)

Barrington, IL. Hilly run in 0.5-1" snow. I'm surprised by my pace because running uphill with the conditions. I felt really crappy by mile 4, but then once I hit MP effort I felt a lot better. I wore my new Nike Zoom Elite and I noticed a HUGE difference on the hills and distance with not feeling so much jarring on my body. I was sore in my muscles towards the end, but felt a ton better finishing then I've felt in a lot of my long runs. I'm feeling very accomplished after this run and like this course will really get me ready for Boston!

First time breaking 50 miles per week post-stress fracture!! It's about time. :)

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 18.27
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.780.000.000.000.004.78

40-45 mins easy with 4-6x100m strides

4 mi @ 6 mph then 6 strides between 8-10 mph (depending on elevation). Total: 4.78 mi in 49:45

Ifit treadmill in Chicago running the first few miles of Big Sur Marathon. Legs felt strong and I didn't want this run to end.

Nike Pegasus 30 Sunset Miles: 4.78
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.550.000.001.110.005.66

15 min w.u. 3 sets of 300, 200, 100 @ 5k effort with 200 jog between reps, 2 mins between sets. 10 min c.d.

Wu @ 6.3 mph (9:31 min/mi), 1st set @ 8.6 mph (6:59 min/mi), 2nd set @ 8.7 mph (6:54 min/mi), 3rd set @ 8.8 mph (6:49 min/mi), rests @ 6.3 mph, cd @ 6.6 mph (9:05 min/mi)

Treadmill in Cambridge, 1% incline. 5.66 mi in 50:15. I felt really good and this workout felt easy. Jammed out to a great song on the last set. :)

Kinvara 4 Yellow Miles: 5.66
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.960.000.000.000.006.96

50-55 mins easy

8:38 min/mi AP, 6.96 mi in 1:00:11

Charles River. I'm feeling so, so good! Hopped on the bike after for an easy 15 mins averaging 92 rpm.

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 6.96
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.017.000.000.000.0011.01

15 min w.u. 6-7 x mile @MP with 1 min rest 10 min c.d.

wu @ 6.3 mph, MP @ 7.5 mph (8:00 min/mi), recoveries @ 6.3 mph, cd @ 6.6 mph, 11.01 mi total in 1:33:47

Cambridge treadmill 1% incline. A lesson on patience. I think I hit the correct pace. My breathing felt easy, my legs felt fatigued by the last interval. Happy about this run and now a week of all good runs!

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 11.01
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.360.000.000.000.004.36

35-40 mins easy

4.36 mi @ 9:15 min/mi AP for 40:21

Charles River. Legs feel dead and energy felt low. Must've been a great workout yesterday!!

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 4.36
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.000.000.000.0020.00

20 miles on Boston Marathon course

20 miles @ 8:30 min/mi AP, 2:50:09

Boston course miles 23 to 13 to 23. I wasn't paying attention to my watch and ran an effort that was similar to last week (minus MP effort). I was really surprised this was such a faster pace. The Barrington hills (outside Chicago) are definitely harder than the course. I hit heartbreak hill around mile 18 of my run and it really was not that bad!! I finished feeling like I could have run a few more miles. :)

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.010.000.000.000.005.01

40-45 mins easy with 4-6x100m strides

4.23 mi @ 9:21 min/mi AP then 1 stride @ 9 mph and 5 strides @ 10 mph. 5.01 mi total in 47:17

Charles river for easy then treadmill @ 1% incline for strides. My legs felt heavy but nothing felt sore! Hopped on the bike after for 30 mins @ 91 rpm. No headphones for this workout. I just found out they are not allowed at the half this weekend!

Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 5.01
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.880.000.000.000.005.88

45-50 mins easy

5.88 mi @ 8:40 min/mi AP in 51:00

Charles River Cambridge. My legs still felt heavy but maybe this time it was because of my pace. I felt like I went out the same effort as yesterday. Hopped on the bike for an easy 30 mins @ 91 rpm. No headphones again. I seem to replay songs in my head today it was Disney songs: Zippedeedodah and Aladdin. Not sure what that's about, haha.

Cortana 3 Miles: 5.88
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.120.004.000.000.009.12

15 min w.u 2 sets of (1 mile @10kpace, (3min rec) 8x200 @5kpace w/30 sec rec. (3 min rec after last 200))

1 mi @ 10k were both @ 8.3 mph (7:15 min/mi); first round of 8-200s @ 8.7 mph (6:55 min/mi); 2nd round 1st 200 @ 8.6 mph (7:00 min/mi) last 7 rounds @ 8.5 mph (7:05 min/mi). 9.12 mi total in 1:18:00

Cambridge treadmill @ 1% incline. 30 sec recoveries on the treadmill was hard. I may have pushed the pace a llittle too hard on the 10k pace. The first 1 mile felt fine aerobicly my legs felt a little fatigued towards the end. The 2nd 1 mile was a bit more of an effort and I had to jump off the treadmill for a recovery. I think I also need to rebuild some mental callousness for longer efforts. Perfect opportunity to work on this on Sunday!

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 9.12
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.610.000.000.000.005.61

OFF or 45-55 mins easy

5.61 mi in 50:32, 9:01 min/mi AP

Chicago lakefront, feeling tired heading out and a little more energized coming back. Although it was still sooo cold, it was a gorgeous morning. I though I had 50mins max, which was the only reason I cut the run short.

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 5.61
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.770.000.000.000.003.77

30-35 mins easy

3.77 mi in 35:29, 9:24 min/mi AP

Chicago lakefront, snowy

Boston Kinvaras Miles: 3.77
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.400.000.000.000.003.40

20-25mins easy + 4x100m strides

3.4 mi in 31:35 with 4 strides @ 5:29 min/mi AP

Chicago lakefront, enjoying some sunshine and a little bit of warmth. Legs felt heavy, but was really surprised by my paces on the strides.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 3.40
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Race: March Madness Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:46:53, Place overall: 329, Place in age division: 12
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.1713.230.000.000.0015.40

1.14 mi wu w 3 strides, 13.23 mi in 1:46:53 (1:47:25 (8:12 pace) official, not chip timed), 1.03 mi cd @ 9:50 min/mi pace. 15.4 mi total

20 mph winds, neg wind chill, flurries, gatorade ice chunks, and challenging hills. This race is dubbed one of the toughest half marathons in Illinois. Wind was worse than the hills. Legs felt dead the first 3 miles which was mostly downhill. My right hamstring felt really tight most of the race. My legs finally felt more in sync by mile 9 through the end. I was passing people the entire second half of the race. I finished feeling strong and my last mile was my fastest split (7:43). My goal was to go out at desired MP and see how it felt with the hills. I'm not sure how this would translate to Boston. The hills were worse than Boston and hopefully I won't be battling that much wind. I finished feeling like I could have sustained that pace for longer, but not for another 13.1.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 15.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

30 mins easy

Crosstrained instead of ran. 30 mins easy on the bike. I feel okay - a little sore after yesterday, but very injury prone. Got the blood flowing and stretched a bit after. Legs felt a lot better after.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.780.000.000.000.006.78

45-50 mins easy

6.6 mi @ 9:09 min/mi AP in 1:00:28

Chicago lakefront. My legs are sore and fatigued but I got in a groove and running just felt so nice and detached. I've finally learned to run without headphones and love listening to the birds chirping in the morning! Soon it will be listening to the waves IF the lake ever thaws. :) Did some light upper body and core work after.

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 6.78
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.001.150.000.000.006.15

15 min w.u. 3 mins, 2 mins, 1 min, 1 min, 2 mins, 3 mins fartlek with equal reovery. (Paces between mararthon-10k) 15 min c.d.

3 mins @ 6.7mph, 2 mins @ 6.9mph, 1 mins @ 7.2mph

ifit treadmill that's not calibrated.This workout felt great, a lot of fun and easy. I'm not sure what pace I actually ran things at, pretty sure my treadmill is off by ~1:00 min/mi. I probably could not have done a harder workout. My muscles are still a little tight from the half on Sunday. Finished up with strength work on my legs and core. Lunges seemed to loosen up muscles in the glutes nicely. My quads are bulging.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 6.15
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.830.000.000.000.006.83

50-55 mins easy

6.83 mi @ 8:49 min/mi AP in 1:00:15

Chicago lakefront path. I had back spasms on the right side of my back all night so had poor sleep. I eased into the run and everything calmed down. Adductors were sore and tight from strength yesterday. Running through large snowflakes never gets old even on the first day of Spring! Finished up with some upper body strength and core work.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Baby Blue Miles: 6.83
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.400.000.000.000.004.40

35-40 mins easy

4.4 mi @ 9:07 min/mi AP in 40:08

Chicago lakefront path. Holy adductors - so sore and tight from strength work on Wednesday. At least my hamstrings feel like a million bucks after my massage yesterday.

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 4.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.090.000.000.000.0020.09

20-22 miles easy

20.09 mi @ 9:18 min/mi AP in 3:06:52

Northern Chicago suburbs craptastic run. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. I went into the run with lingering soreness in my adductors from Wednesday's strength workout - really? Wearing all my fuel didn't help. I hit up a really nice path, only to find out there were sections of really deep snow and ice every quarter mile. My energy plummeted around mile 9 or 10. Not sure how much is because of recovery from last week's half and the last 3 weeks of running long runs on hills. I wanted to hit 22 miles, but was worried about injury and had the pressure of getting the car back on time. Later in the day through Sunday I thought I had strained my quad again. Just gonna remember the good runs and be grateful to get in a craptastic run before the marathon (and hopefully not on marathon day). In hindsight, 20 miles of crappy running never felt easier! I think I'm mentally ready for the distance now. :)

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 20.09
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.590.000.000.000.005.59

45-50 mins easy

5.59 mi @ 8:59 min/mi AP in 50:17

Chicago lakefront. YES!! My quad is fine!! My watch was really off on this run so just went by feel. After mapping it later, I'm wondering how accurate it was on my run on Saturday, the effort felt the same. Tops of hammies and glutes felt really tight/strained. Still in the game for B2B! :)

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 5.59
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.900.002.500.000.007.40

15 min w.u. 8-10 x 400 @10k pace with 90 secs rest 15 min c.d.

10k pace @ 7.2 mph, 7.4 mi in 1:10:00

ifit treadmill. Legs started feeling fatigued by 7th interval and tight by 9th interval but form held. 7.2 mph is what I had used for 10k pace before since I have no idea what pace my treadmill is actually going at, it felt easier than it used to! Finished up with some strength work and NO air squats, don't want too sore adductors again!

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 7.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.560.000.000.000.006.56

OFF or 45-55 mins easy

6.56 mi @ 8:59 min/mi AP in 58:58

Chicago lakefront. Finally hear the waves - Spring thaw! My body and running are finally feeling so good pretty consistently. This is all I wanted. I don't care about pace (well, not that much). Just wanted this feeling back. Hopped on the bike for an easy 20mins. The treadmill irritates my piriformis and the bike seems to work it out. Looks like it will be another treadmill run tomorrow so gotta keep on top of it.

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 6.56
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.004.000.000.008.00

15 min w.u. 3-4 mile tempo 15 min c.d.

4 mi progressive tempo: 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1 mph, 8 mi total in 1:13:50

ifit treadmill, normally on this treadmill 7.2 mph feels like 10k pace, 6.9 mph - hmp, 6.6 mp, but 6.8 mph felt maybe too comfortable so decided to bump up the speed every mile. This run felt great. Did strength work after.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Baby Blue Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.360.000.000.000.004.36

35-40 mins easy

4.36 mi @ 9:18 min/mi AP

Chicago lakefront path. My legs felt dead and hammies were hurtin'. Good workout yesterday and/or massage therapist went too deep yesterday. Hoping things feel better for my run on the Boston Marathon course tomorrow!

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 4.36
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
22.000.000.000.000.0022.00

21 miles easy on the Boston Marathon course

22 mi @ 8:44 min/mi AP in 3:11:59

Mile 0-21 then back to 20 on the Boston Marathon course. This was so fun. My hamstrings bothered me really bad again, but I think it's because my massage therapist is going too deep on Thursday evening. I'll go to someone who works lighter and hope for the best. It will not be a comfortable marathon (or 2) if this persists.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 22.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.600.000.000.000.005.60

45-50 mins easy

5.6 mi @ 8:49 min/mi AP in 49:27

Chicago lakefront, body feels great! Kinda surprised how good I feel after 22 miles on the Boston Marathon course on Saturday!

Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 5.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
186.0025.3810.501.110.00222.99
Nike Zoom Elite 6 Miles: 119.29Nike Pegasus 30 Sunset Miles: 4.78Kinvara 4 Yellow Miles: 5.66Nike Pegasus 30 Black/grey Miles: 16.33Cortana 3 Miles: 5.88Nike Pegasus Black Leopard Shield Miles: 38.90Boston Kinvaras Miles: 3.77Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 13.55Nike Zoom Elite 6 Baby Blue Miles: 14.83
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