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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Blue Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles: 493.56
Purple Ghost 14 Lifetime Miles: 28.32
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.0019.5039.50
Saucony Triumph Miles: 9.10Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 26.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Pace: ? (This was a combination of my 5K race and an additional 3 miles following race)

Saucony Triumph Miles: 6.00
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Race: Sparkler Sprint 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:25:16, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Pace: 8:17

Conditions:

  • 67°
  • 87% humidity
  • Rain drizzles throughout the race

Observations:

  • First time to run with Map my Run - I really liked hearing my pace and splits at each 1/2 mile marker
  • Extremely disappointed with my overall time and race finish - Both my race watch and Map my Run data stated a time of 24:16, but my posted race time was a minute slower

Saucony Triumph Miles: 3.10
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.003.007.00

Pace: 4 X 1200 /400 recovery (speed workoout on treadmill)

  • Fast miles - 7:53
  • Slow miles - 9:49

Nutrition:

  • 2 BLOKS before run
  • 16.9 fluid ounces of water during run

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.506.50

Pace: (9:33 overall) 

  • Mile 1 - 10:17
  • Mile 2 - 9:33
  • Mile 3 - 9:13
  • Mile 4 - 9:01
  • Mile 5 - 9:01
  • Mile 6.5 - 9:33 (final mile and a half was with my son)

Conditions:

  • 77°
  • 87% humidity

Nutrition:

  • 2 BLOKS (before run)
  • 16.9 fluid  ounces of water (following run)

Observations:

  • This was to be an easy slow pace (10:00). I am the world's worst pacer!

 

Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 6.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.002.004.00

Pace: 9:38 (overall)

  • Mile 1 - 11:15
  • Mile 2 - 10:11
  • Mile 3 - 9:11
  • Mile 4 - 9:01

Conditions:

  • 70°
  • 100% humidity

Nurtirtion: 

  • 2 BLOKS (before run)
  • 1 fluid ounces of Gatorade (during run)

Observations:

  • Today was to be a Tempo run (9:09 pace)
  • I went out later than usual and really felt the humidity. I had zero pep to my step. 
  • I did not eat dinner last night. I was starving during my run which distracted my mind.
  • I called it quits at mile 4 since I could not get my pace regulated
  • I will try again tomorrow and head outdoors earlier

 

Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.008.0016.00

Pace:

Tempo Run -

  • 1 mile - 10:15 (warm-up)
  • 7 miles - 8:58 
  • 1 mile - 9:03 (cool-down)

Slow Easy B -

  • 7 miles - 11:00 (with my son/he was really struggling)

Conditions:

  • 66°
  • 77% humidity

Nutrition:

  • 2 BLOKS (before run)
  • 3 fluid ounces of water & 3 fluid ounces of gatorade (during run)

Observations:

  • Even though the second part of my run was much slower than I would have prefered, I still completed the 16 miles under the 2 hour forty minute goal mark of my training guide

 

Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 16.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.0019.5039.50
Saucony Triumph Miles: 9.10Brooks Ghost 8 Miles: 26.50
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