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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
33.730.002.783.600.0040.11
Saucony Ride 7 Miles: 19.39Brooks Pure Flow Black - Boston Miles: 8.00Kinvara 4 Yellow Miles: 8.12Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 4.60
Night Sleep Time: 58.85Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 58.85Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

1:06 walk, 4 miles. Let's talk some metrics. I lost 1.7 lbs of fat this week and gained 3.3 lbs of muscle!! That's a 7.1 lb fat loss and 7.5 lb muscle gain in 3 weeks. Wahoo! Now I just gotta lose 9.7 lbs of fat!! Eww.

Night Sleep Time: 8.53Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.53Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.570.002.780.000.007.35

AM: 2 mi wu, form drills, 4x60m strides, 21 min tempo, 2+ mi cd. Half against a nice head wind to work on my confidence, back with a little boost. Splits were: 7:36, 7:32, 5:54 (7:33 pace) - 7:33 min/mi AP. My, my what a difference a week makes! I finished way stronger than last week and a bit faster the whole way. Recovering a bit at work, then weights later!

PM: 45 mins weights. I deadlifted 80 lbs! I defintely could have done more, but only have dumbells when I do weights in Cambridge. I also upped my squat weight to 40 lbs, again with dumbells. I get so scared to try heavier weight, and then I try it and it's not so hard! Just like running I guess. :) I can't wait to go to Chicago and use a real bar for lifts!

Saucony Ride 7 Miles: 7.35
Night Sleep Time: 7.85Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.85Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles along the Charles. My tree trunk legs were so heavy from weights last night. I felt like I was running a lot slower than 8:58 min/mi AP. Feeling good.

Brooks Pure Flow Black - Boston Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.08Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.08Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Recovery day. I need it too, my quads still have DOMS from Monday! Must go away for a speed session tomorrow...

40 mins elliptical followed by 30 mins core - I think some packs are starting to poke through!

Night Sleep Time: 8.10Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.10Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.120.000.003.000.008.12

Treadmill all at 1% incline. 1.5 mi wu, form drills, then 4x1200m with equal time recoveries, 1.5 mi cd. Repeat at 7:15, 7:10, 7:10, 7:05 min/mi paces. Right now I think speed sessions are more about builidng my confidence/mental toughness than working on my vo2max. :)

44 mins of weights after chugging 14 oz organic tart cherry juice. Deadlifting 80 lbs like a boss and solid walking lunges were the highlights (I normally can't keep my balance on these). Burnt my abs with my new core routine. I get to fly back to Chicago today to be with my hubby after not seeing him for a week! Life is good. 

 

Kinvara 4 Yellow Miles: 8.12
Night Sleep Time: 8.18Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.18Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.600.004.60

4.6 miles recovery with 6x0.1 mi lactate acid tolerance intervals w 0.1 mi recoveries. I think this is the most perfect 4th of July weather in my entire life! The lakefront was filled with runners, bikers, and tourists - a fun recovery run day. 9:56 min/mi AP for entire run, 5:41 min/mi AP for LAT intervals.

Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 4.60
Night Sleep Time: 9.42Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.42Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.040.000.000.000.0012.04

12.04 mi long run 8:43 min/mi AP. Woa, I'm surprised my pace was this speedy based on how I felt. My legs were dead from the get go (not completely recovered from Thursday). I don't think I had enough carbs heading into this (gluten intolerance on a holiday at the in-laws means bun-less burgers and no cookie cake dessert, blah). I was crashing hard the 2nd half of the run, didn't bring gels, and ran out of gatorade. Oh well, I thought I was running 9:20s! :)

Saucony Ride 7 Miles: 12.04
Night Sleep Time: 8.68Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.68Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
33.730.002.783.600.0040.11
Saucony Ride 7 Miles: 19.39Brooks Pure Flow Black - Boston Miles: 8.00Kinvara 4 Yellow Miles: 8.12Nike Zoom Elite 6 Neon Miles: 4.60
Night Sleep Time: 58.85Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 58.85Weight: 0.00
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