| Member Since: Jan 18, 2013 Gender: Female Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: I have run four half marathons and two full marathons in the past two years. My best half is 1:51best marathon is 4:10. I have run Grandma's in Duluth, MN and the Fargo marathon. Short-Term Running Goals: I would like to run a half marathon in 1:45 and a full in 3:40 (BQ). Long-Term Running Goals: To run Boston, NYC, Chicago, LA, San Diego, Disney half, Vegas half, and race in a different country. Personal: I am a teacher and college instructor. I am married and have three young children. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 76.23 | 23.46 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 112.19 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Marathon training officially began today. I ran four easy miles at a 8.58 pace. Food yesterday: Quaker Oats Cereal (too much wheat and sugar/eliminate from diet) Apple Almonds Spinach salad with chicken, mandarin oranges, cucumbers, Chinese noodles, pea pods, and Asian dressing popcorn Handful of pretzels with Greek yogurt dip |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I ran 4 miles at an 8:30 pace. I finished the last two at marathon pace and faster. Nutrition yesterday: Breakfast - egg panini with egg, bread, pesto, tomato, and bacon, green mango tea Lunch - cantelope and strawberries Dinner - chicken taco with chicken salsa, tortilla, shredded cheese, spinach, and sour cream, snap peas Snack - one graham cracker with peanut butter, apple with peanut butter, two squares dark chocolate with almonds and sea salt |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Two miles at a 8.45 pace with strength training. Breakfast: oatmeal with brown sugar and peanut butter Lunch: chicken tortilia, apple, two squares dark chocolate Dinner: California shrimp and avacado salad, spinach dip with tortilia chips, ice tea |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 1 mile @ 8.45 pace, 2 miles @ marathon pace (8.20) Breakfast- oatmeal with brown sugar and peanut butter Lunch - pulled pork, mashed potatoes, carrots Snack - gelato, two squares dark chocolate, two bites of cherry strudel Dinner - 1/2 cup baked beans, apple |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles @ 9.27 pace - miles 4-8 felt great, stopped for water four times 1/2 GU @ mile 5, last mile was fastest at 9.17 pace. Several hills with mile 6 being the slowest. Energy level was high. Hip and lower back started to bother me around mile 8. Right foot was a little tender also. Breakfast (pre-run) - half banana, half peanut butter oatmeal cookie Post run - blueberry pomegranite smoothie Lunch - one piece taco bread, two pieces pizza Snack - two squares dark chocolate, peanut butter oatmeal cookie, five pretzels, three bites strudel, gelato, chips (bad eating day with graduation party) Dinner - turkey supreme, 1/2 cup pasta/broccoli/tomato salad, 1/2 cup mixed fruit, 2 bars, three mints |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 miles at 8.27-8.43 pace with core work in between. Run felt good, pace felt good. Ran at 9 p.m. Breakfast - bowl of fruit with raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, kiwi, and strawberries. Snack - half an apple, handful of almonds Lunch - half of a grilled chicken wrap with tortilia chips, salsa, and part of a soft pretzel, ice tea Half a starbucks latte with low fat milk, sample o fudge Dinner - shredded chicken with salsa and cheese, handful of tortilia chips and kettle chips, three bites of a snicker bar |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.34 |
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It was a hard three for me on Monday night. I didn't go out until after 7. I averaged about 9 minutes a mile. The biggest positive is that I conquered the hill. I made it all the way up while holding onto a pace slightly over 9 minutes. Mile one - 8:52, mile two - 9:02, mile three-9:16 (hill), mile four - 8:33.
Breakfast - oatmeal with peanut butter, brown sugar and flax seed.
Lunch - tuna with plain greek yogurt, spinach, celery cucumber, tomato, on whole grain pita.
Snack - strawberries dipped in chocolate, almonds, tortillia chips, cheese and salsa |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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I ran the hills and trails at Ramsey Park in Redwood falls. I struggled with the hills as they were very steep. My pace was fairly slow until the end when I was under 9:00 minutes. After I was done, I ran another mile interval. I ran it at a 7:44 pace stopping twice. Again, I felt sluggish from the get go.
Breakfast/lunch: two hashbrowns with two over easy eggs, one large glass pineapple orange juice.
Snack - apple, cupcake
Dinner - cheese burger, mango pineapple smoothie
Snack - plain chips dark chocolate
I need to get back to good eating habits. I have been really hungry lately and snacking on crap.
I also did some strength training yesterday with a 20 minute Nike Fit work out. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.38 |
| 9:31 pace. It was a nice and easy run. I had planned on five, but my route ran out, and my orange berry smoothie started coming up. I felt nauseated for the final 2.38 miles, but I finished. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| It was a hard 11 today. Pace was 9:45. Mile 4-5.5 were all up hill. The positives were that we made all 11. We also made it up the large hill by Mt.Kato. Picked up the pace at the end and finished strong. Pre-run meal - half wheat bagel with peanut butter and half banana One gel during the run at mile 5.5. We took four water stops, but I probably should have drank more water than what I did. Went to the chiropractor and had my hip worked on. Still out of place and muscles are really tight. Need to get a massage in also. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Ran 6 miles @ 9.15 pace. Ran the Heartland Trail bike path. Not a lot of hills which was good. It was humid, and I was not well hydrated. I really struggled and needed to rest after every mile. Positive was that I finished all 6 as I was contemplating doing less from the get go. More water, more greens and veggies! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Ran three miles in Park Rapids @ 8:42 pace. Lots of hills.Struggled with the run. Very tired lately and shins are hurting. I need to get more sleep. The positives were that I did get in several hills, and I finished the last mile at an 8:16 pace. I did end up resting a few times after hills. Need more sleep, better nutrition, more water! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| I did 800 repeats at the track for the first time during this marathon training. It was difficult. I am positive it is a mental game as I started to get all worked up before I even started, and my last 800 was my strongest. I started out to fast and did not pace myself...still learning with repeats. I ended up doing 4x800 @ a 3:41 pace for each 800. I did an 800 warm-up and a 800 cool down. I also did a 200 walk between each interval. I need to learn to push myself harder and realize I have more to give. I also need to learn to get out of my own head and just run:) |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 5.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.86 |
| I went to the chiropractor again today. I am getting more movement in my hip, the glute is still so tight that it is not allowing the hip to come down like it needs to. I need to schedule some deep tissue massage for that side to help alleviate some of the issue. I ran 5.86 miles today. The first .86 was the slowest at a 8:20-8:34 pace. Overall, I averaged 8:10 per mile for the run. It felt great! I hit my stride with a little over two miles to go and felt really good. This was definitely a work out to build on! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Slow 8 mile run in the heat and humidity today. Average pace was around 9:25 with miles two and eight being the fastest (9:12 and 9:17). Miles 6 and 7 were a struggle with the heat. Took four water breaks today but should have taken in more fluids as I sweat out quite a bit. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Biked 8 miles with David on the bike path. Did some sprint intervals and several hills. Nice workout! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Ran six at a 9:18 pace. Temps were in the 90s when I went out. I ran at 8 at night. David came along on his bike and brought water which was nice. Eyes were a huge issue. They continue to burn and water. Need better sunglasses and to check into the eye issue. Also need to pick up my pace. More morning runs may help. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Three miles at a 8:34 pace with interval training in between each 800. Lifted arms, did some leg and ab work as well. Tried out my new mizuno running shoes. Also bought new asics minimalists. Haven't tried those out yet. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| I did hill repeats.I walked to the 68 hill, jogged down and sprinted up. I took a drink, jogged back down and then sprinted up again x 4. It was one of the harder workouts I have ever done. I was gasping for breath after each repeat. When I was done, I ran the half mile home at a slow, comfortable pace. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles at a 8:26 pace. Middle miles were the fastest. Went out at night after soccer so it was around 8:00. It was still fairly warm. Legs were hurting after adjustment and massage. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.01 |
| 13.01 miles at a 9:37 pace. It was a very difficult run for me. My legs hurt from the beginning. Fastest miles were uphill around mile 4-7. I gained a second wind around mile 9 after the Mt. Kato hill. Had two gels during the run at miles 4.5 and 10. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 76.23 | 23.46 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 112.19 |
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