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Location:

Columbus,IN,United States

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2016

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K - 23:39:1 / Abby Brinkman 5K 2016

8K - 41:49.9 / Turkey Trot 8K 2018

10K - 50:58.2 / Rock N Ready 10K Run 2016

10K - 47:47.2 / Katie McBurnett 2019

Half-Marathon - 01:56:07 / Hilly Half of Brown County 2016

Marathon - 4:08:10 / Indianapolis Monumental Marathon 2016

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Blue Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles: 493.56
Purple Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles: 28.32
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
29.0014.0043.00
Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 25.00Saucony Triumph Miles: 5.10
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

Pace: 9:53

  • Mile 1 - 10:15
  • Mile 2 - 9:27
  • Mile 3 - 10:11 (stopped to take a phone call)
  • Mile 4 - 9:27
  • Mile 5 - 9:11
  • Mile 6 - 9:26
  • Mile 7 - 9:26
  • Mile 8 - 9:40
  • Mile 9 - 9:35
  • Mile 10 - 9:45

Conditions:

  • 72°
  • 75% humidity

 

 

Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 10.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.005.007.00

Pace: 9:34

  • Mile 1 - 10:30
  • Mile 2 - 9:07
  • Mile 3 - 9:15
  • Mile 4 - 9:25
  • Mile 5 - 9:30
  • Mile 6 - 9:45

Conditions:

  • 76°
  • 78% humidity

Observations:

  • I was feeling the effects of doubling up runs on Saturday to get caught back up on my training schedule

 

Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 7.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.003.006.00

Pace: (speed work on the treadmill)

6 X 800m with 400m jog recovery:

  • Slow Miles - 10:00 minutes per mile
  • Fast minutes 8:00 minutes per mile (3:55/800 pace)

Observations:

  • Strength was back

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Pace: 10:00

  • Slow easy pace

Conditions:

  • 77°
  • 100%

Observations:

  • Focused on maintaining an easy pace for strength training tomorrow 

Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 8.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.006.0010.00

Strength Workout - 4 X 1.5 miles @ 10 seconds faster than race pace with 0.5 mile jog recovery

​Pace:

  • 6 miles faster than race pace - 8:59
  • 4 miles warm-up, recovery, cool-down - 10:00

Conditions:

  • Treadmill workout to maintain a consistent pace

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

Saucony Triumph Miles: 2.00
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Race: Firecracker 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:25:33, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Disappointed with my race time, but the event was at 10 A.M. The temperature was already at 76° with 89% humidity. I should have pushed just a little harder at the end to over take the runner i front of me. That finish would have earned an extra race point.

Saucony Triumph Miles: 3.10
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
29.0014.0043.00
Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 25.00Saucony Triumph Miles: 5.10
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