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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
50.00
Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 37.25Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 55.75Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 56.75
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Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
7.00

First run in Lynchburg! 7:51 average. I LOVE the running/biking trail here!!

Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
7.25

2 mile warm up, 3.25 mile tempo, 2 mile cool down. Pretty much killed this tempo! 6:40 average, I'll have to check my individual splits later. I was shooting for 6:45 so I am pretty happy with that. 

Katie and I went grocery shopping today and I am really excited to eat healthier this month, being away from Burwell (our cafeteria at school).

Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50
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Total Distance
10.25

AM- 2.25 miles on the treadmill (20ish minute shake out), then upper-body weight lifting sesh.

PM- 8 miles on a different route of the awesome trail here. Loved this run so much and felt so good that I accidently averaged 7:45 (usually my recovery runs are 8-8:15). I am just enjoying running so much now that I have time for it, and time to sleep, and healthy food to refuel with. Interim rocks.

Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.25Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 9.25
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Total Distance
7.50

Went to the track at Liberty University today for my workout! Nice track. Warmed up out-and-back for 2 miles, then did my dynamics and switched shoes, then strides. Workout was 17x300 at 63 seconds with 60 seconds rest. The rest was weird because I didn't know if it was supposed to be jogging or just like rest-rest...so I started out walking, but then a little less than halfway through I decided it was too easy with a 60sec walk, and made it a jog instead.

The 17 were continuous but I mentally broke them down into 4 sets of 4 (plus 1 at the end) - so for the first 4 I hit 60-62, second set of 4 were 61-63, and then after that is when I added the jog instead and my times went way off. 3rd set was like 64-66, yikes. I was getting tired but I just tried really hard to be awake and hammer down on each rep the final 5, and I hit 63, 63, 64, 62, 59. So I am definitely happy about that come-back after a couple 65's and 66's on the previous 4. 2 mile cool down afterwards.

Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 3.50Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
8.00

8 miles on the treadmill, it was pretty miserable outside. 7:51 average on 1% incline. I did some heavy leg lifting afterwards, I haven't done legs in like 2 weeks so I will probably be a bit sore tomorrow.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
10.00

I intended to run 12 but, long story short, time constraints via my irresponsibility shortened it to 10 haha. I ran through Rivermont, it was really pretty. Randolph College's campus is there and it was BEAUTIFUL. Also, they have a nice track!! Psyched because now I don't have to drive all the way to Liberty to do my speed workouts. 

On a side note, my left leg that has been bothering me this week was killing me this whole run :/ usually it stops hurting after only half a mile or so when my blood gets to flowing, but the whole upper half of it hurts every time I put pressure on it. Hopefully my off day tomorrow will give it some good time to heal.

Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
50.00
Nike Vomero 10 Miles: 37.25Adizero Avanti 2.0 Spikes Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 55.75Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 56.75
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