| Location: Washington,DC,USA Member Since: Nov 28, 2012 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: Personal Records:
5k: 18:07 (college, indoor banked track)
10k: 38:31(6/14/2014, Lawyers Have Heart 10k)
Half-marathon: 1:28:35 (9/5/2010, VA Beach Rock N Roll Half Marathon)
Marathon: 3:05:14 (4/15/2013, Boston Marathon) Short-Term Running Goals: Next two years:
5k back under 19:00.
Half marathon under 1:25:00.
Marathon under 3:00:00.
Lead a 5.10a (climbing). Long-Term Running Goals: Complete an Ironman.
5k under 18:00.
10k under 38:00.
Marathon under 2:52:00.
Personal: Running is my first love, but I also enjoy rock climbing, lifting, biking, and swimming.
"Invictus" comes from my college class ring and this poem:
"Invictus"
By William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 122.00 | 2.00 | 124.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 miles downhill-uphill split. Abs afterwards. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 9 rough miles with Jack. Having difficulty breathing and general fatigue lately. Lymph nodes still swollen. Need to see a doctor sometime. | | Add Comment |
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| After three hours of work, I went home sick. Feeling dizzy, fatigued, and general malaise. Lymph nodes are still swollen. I went to the urgent care center, and the PA did some blood work. No mono or anemia, and they had to send my blood away for other tests. I should hear back in a few days about that. I was recommended to get a GP and do some other check-ups. I slept for a few more hours. Yesterday I signed up for a triathlon (1.2 mile swim, 58 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run). Today I was able to make it to the pool for a steady 1000 yd swim. Taking it easy. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.90 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
| 7.89-8.00 miles easy (about 1 hour) running. Perfect weather. Still have a headache, slight upset stomach, coughing, and dizziness. Took another day off work (I would be a basket case today). Did some abs afterwards and ate a healthy lunch. Here's hoping for feeling well today and hearing back from the doctor... | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 40 mile bike ride followed by a 20 minute run. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.10 | 0.00 | 6.10 |
| 6.1 miles with Jack in the morning. Taught body sculpting class at night. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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10 very easy miles followed with stretching and core. Still having issues with feeling sick/dizzy/tired/trouble breathing.
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| Swim: 250y easy, 10x50y hard/15-20 sec rest, 250y easy Bike: 30 miles | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Ran 6 miles. Felt hard to breathe. Lifted: 4x10 squats (65), 4x6 push press (55), 3x10 burpee to pull up Climbed: 5.6, 5.9, 5.8, 5.8, 5.9
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Ran 4 miles (felt stiff), did Abs 2.0 and stretched, ran 4 easy miles Swim: Easy 300m, 3x(25m, 50m, 75m, 100m) hard. Last set recovery swim of equal distance after each interval.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Biked 13 miles to work. Biked 13 miles home and immediately followed it with a 4 mile run (this is called a "brick"). Did abs on the Swiss ball and stretched. Ate almost all fruit today (some protein and vegetables too) and two Emergen-C packets plus 700mL more water at work. Felt pretty good for the ride home and run. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Swam 2000 yards. I had planned on running to and from the pool (4 miles total), but my legs were dead (I just jogged around the apartment complex). Instead of having a bad run and a mediocre swim, I put all my eggs into one basket and did a solid swim effort in hopes of giving my legs/body a rest and improving my swimming. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 mile run and abs before work. Finally felt like a decent run! | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| 12 miles with Jack down to the airport park and back. Perfect weather! We definitely didn't hydrate well before the run, and we almost finished 2 quarts of Gatorade between us after we finished! I bought two books today. One on design basics and the other on anatomy and physiology. I love learning constantly! | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Biked after work. 53 miles. Felt pretty good. Usually a 18-20 mph pace. Immediately followed it with a run around the block, stretch, and core work. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Ran 2 easy miles to the pool (huffing and puffing). Swim workout: 300 yd warm-up free 3 sets: 50 yd kick, 50 yd pull, 50 yd free easy (focus on form) 5 sets: 100 yd free (moderate, 1:45-1:55) with 30 seconds rest 1 set: 50 yd free (fast) 50 yd breast easy 2 sets: 50 yd kick, 50 yd pull, 50 yd free easy (focus on form) 150 yd cool-down free Ran 2 miles home (faster, felt good, had a rabbit to chase at the beginning). | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Ran 7 miles with Jack. Felt good. Focused on my form. Found a few hills and some new running routes. Stretched. Strength: Warm-up (dynamic movements)--jumping jacks, squats, lunge with twist, lunge back with reach overhead. 3x10 BOSU squats (bodyweight) 3x10 BOSU Bulgarian squats/lunges (each leg, 10lbs each hand) 1x10 push-up to pull-up 2x15 rack row 2x10 BOSU push-up 1x10 pull-up Core: 2 rounds: 25 BOSU straight leg crunch 15 BOSU side plank with rotation (thread the needle), each side 15 BOSU leg levers 15 BOSU bridge | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| 2 mile warm-up dynamic drills 4x800m (90 seconds rest): 2:55, 2:53, 2:51, 2:50 stretched core: 2 sets of: 25 straight leg crunch 25 side v-up, each side 25 leg levers 25 toe touches mini strength: 7 pull-ups, 15 squats, 10 push-ups (chest to deck) 7 pull-ups, 15 squats, 10 push-ups 6 pull-ups, 15 squats, 10 push-ups Pool workout: warm-up 300yd 5x200yd at moderate/sustainable pace stretched 2 mile run | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 40 mile bike ride 2 mile run | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 mile run abs 2.0 Legs are feeling sluggish. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles with Jack. Feeling sick. Allergic reaction to chemical too. Ugh. 2 rounds: 25 Swiss ball crunch 25 Swiss ball bicycle crunch, each side 25 Swiss ball back extension 3 rounds with 35 lb sandbag: 12 sandbag squats 10 sandbag bench press 12 sandbag bent over row 10 DB bicep curl and press (10 lb) | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Ran 2 miles to the pool. Swim workout: 100-200-300-400-300-200-100 4x100 Ran 2 miles home. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Been sick all week long. Finally went to the doctor yesterday for some medication (since I was less dizzy and able to drive to the doctor). Felt a little better yesterday, but I spent 2am-6am awake coughing my lungs up. Went for a short run with Jack. It felt difficult since I was having trouble breathing, coughing a lot, and felt nauseous. So upset with this being sick thing... :-( Did abs afterwards on the Swiss ball.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 slow miles alone. Still feeling sick. Coughed a lot. Took some time for foam rolling and then did some strength. 3x10-15 of each (using DBs): Squat (15, 15, 20) Lunge (15, 15, 20) Renegade row (10, 10, 15) Bent over row (15, 15, 20) Swiss ball bench press (15, 15, 20) Shoulder press (5, 10, 10) Shoulder lat raise (5, 5, 5) Bicep curl (10, 10, 15) Triceps kickback (10, 10, 15) 3x15, 15, 20 Crunch with weight Swiss ball side crunch, each side Leg raise with weights in hands | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 122.00 | 2.00 | 124.00 |
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