| Location: Chicago,IL,US Member Since: May 11, 2011 Gender: Female Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: Started running last fall in the Susan G. Komen 10K (55:56) for a family member who was diagnosed with breast cancer. I laughed at myself as "one of those crazy runners," looking down at the pinned number on my stomach and that strange orange loop on my shoe. And then I got hooked :).
Ran my first half in the First Midwest Bank Half Marathon on 5/1/2011. Cut 11 minutes off my 10 mile time within the month leading up to it.
5K PR 23:21.
10K PR 47:36. 10 mile PR 1:24:30.
Half Marathon PR 1:51:07.
Short-Term Running Goals: I am training for the Chicago Marathon.
Half marathon in 1:44:00. Long-Term Running Goals: Dream of Boston, but have to run my first marathon first! I also dream of a 50 miler. Continue to let running be an incredibly positive part of my life that gives me the best natural high and happiness! Personal: I am a martial artist and live alone in Chicago. I will be moving soon (within the next 2 years) to attend graduate school in conservation biology. I also play piano and guitar and love to sing. I am a science teacher to middle school kids and also teach little ones at my dojo. |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 70.10 | 14.00 | 84.10 |
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| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 66.40 | New Balance Trail Minimus Miles: 17.70 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| My official kickoff for summer training! I have a marathon in 2 months- got to get my butt on board. Run with Tom by the lake. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 2.00 | 7.00 |
| Speed training with Coach Leach! Ouch! |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I meant to only run 2 this am because I can feel the soreness of yesterday's speed training. I kept wondering why the run was taking so long and then I realized I had gone way past my 1 mile out and back marker. Gotta take it easy! My new thing is trying to not time my runs- that's hard for me! |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 1st CARA run of the summer with the new group. It's so different than last year, but we had a ton of fun and I can tell this group is going to be a ton of fun! We were already teasing each other and laughing a lot. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| Speed training this am and then a 6 mile run in the evening with Tom. A great day! Rode my bike all around town. Ended up downtown at Millenium Park and heard the orchestra rehearsing. Awesome day. |
| New Balance Trail Minimus Miles: 6.00 | Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.10 | 0.00 | 4.10 |
| Run with Shannon at 5am as the sun rises. My legs are sore, still from the Starved Rock stairs on Monday, but a pretty run. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 4.10 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Week 2 with CARA. 1:06:00, 9:26 pace. Great run! This was my first good long run since the half on May 12th. Gives me confidence that all will be well. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| I only ran 2 miles, but they were at sub-6:00 pace, broken up into 200s, so I still worked really hard! Speed training with Coach Leach. Drinks after with Tom, Becky, and Noga. |
| New Balance Trail Minimus Miles: 2.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Speed training again, so didn't go far, but ran hard. Coach had be doing "figure 8s," which simulates trail running with hills and different terrain. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.80 | 0.00 | 8.80 |
| 1:32:00, 10:30 pace. This one hurt. The heat is on and my legs are sore from speed training. I stopped and played with dogs in the park halfway through :). |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 8.80 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| I paced my group today for the first time (I was in front)! It was a little scary to lead such a large group, but it made me feel really good. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Ran 6 miles with Tom, stopped at Montrose and watched the kite sailers in the water. Windy day. Good run. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.70 | 4.00 | 6.70 |
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Quick run without my watch. I met another runner, Josh, along the way and we're planning on being running buddies!
Added on 4 tonight at speed training. Did 30 hills! |
| New Balance Trail Minimus Miles: 6.70 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speed training. 400s and 8 hills. |
| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy 3 miles in the evening in Austin, TX. Vacation messed up my long run. Worried about it, but I'm doing what I can. |
| New Balance Trail Minimus Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 70.10 | 14.00 | 84.10 |
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| Adidas Adizero Pink Miles: 66.40 | New Balance Trail Minimus Miles: 17.70 |
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