3 mile w/u + stridesTarget: win some $$Actual: 1st place tie (2nd in results), 29:29, $4502 mile c/dTotal: 10+ mi...
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Not-So-Speedy on the Dilworth Speed Loop
30 min. w/u (4 miles)Target: 8x3 mins. @2:45 per 800m and getting faster w/2:30 jogActual: 7x800m: 2:45, 2:44, 2:44, 2:41, 2:39, 2:39, 2:3935 min. c/d (4.5 miles)Total: 13.5-14 milesGiven the unexpected but delightful upturn in the condition of my ITB, I woke up before the sun on Tuesday morning excited to take on my first workout in several weeks. I would be meeting Caitlin, Jay, Alice and potentially a few others for some 800s on the Dilworth Speed Loop, which meant that I would simply run there from mi casa for my warmup. (As a side note, does...
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Week in Review
50 miles1 hour 30 mins. elliptical1 double2 days off12k at the Whitewater CenterHappy Easter! True to my word, I took a much-needed down week that included two days with no running, one of those with no exercise at all. It may be a bit much to call this an Easter miracle, but I think my counterintuitive attempt to cure my ITB via the trail race actually worked! I ran 85 minutes absolutely pain-free on Sunday, which is the farthest continuous run I've done in weeks (and certainly the farthest continuous run I've actually enjoyed). I still plan to...
Saturday, April 23, 2011
12k for Twelve in Twelve
~10 min. w/u (1+ miles)Target: 12k trail race--don't fall, don't injure myself, have funActual: Success! Oh, and first place female tie @48:35~5 min. c/d (1/2 mile)Total: 9ish milesAbout a month ago I received an email from JD Lewis requesting a prize donation for his trail race, 12k for Twelve in Twelve. Naturally the title of the race piqued my curiosity, and I quickly discovered that JD was actually quite a unique guy who was undertaking an even...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Week in Review
80 miles4 doubles4 laps with Alana5 AFDsOne successful workout, one lucrative race, one humbling mile on the track. Sounds like the perfect recipe for some fitness gai...
Playing Queenmaker
AM: 61 mins. (8 miles)PM: 3 mile w/u + stridesTarget: Pacing Alana @81 per lap for 1.5 milesActual: 5:19 (mile)Total: 4-4.5 milesEarlier this week, I got a call from Jenna saying she was having a difficult time finding someone to rabbit Alana Hadley for the 5k at the High Point home track meet. Alana, a 14-year-old Charlotte eighth grader who also happens to be one of the fastest youth runners in the country, was hoping to lower her 17:09 PR to a...
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Rain Fest...er...Race Fest 10k
2+ mile w/u + stridesTarget: win the 10kActual: 36:55 chip time, 1st place ($200)Results (scroll down for 10k)2 mile c/dTotal: 10-11 milesGoing into this race, the weather predictions were ominous to say the least. Tornadic winds, rain, hail and thunderstorms were all projected to arrive in the Charlotte area around midnight and prevail for the majority of the day Saturday. Race Fest participants received several emails detailing various contingency plans in the event of inclement weather. At the worst case scenario, the race could be delayed or...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
McMullen Workout
4 mile w/u + stridesTarget: mile (5:40), 1200 (4:10), 800 (2:44), 400, (80), 400, 800, 1200, mile all w/2 mins. jogActual: 5:42, 4:08, 2:44, 75, 76, 2:40, 4:07, 5:381.5 mile c/dTotal: 11.5 milesFor the second Wednesday in a row, I had the best possible weather scenario for my mid-day workout: sunny, 70 degrees, breezy and low humidity. We may only get a few weeks of springlike weather in Charlotte, but it's amazing while it lasts. For the second time this week I ran skins (plus sports bra), so I fully expect my runner's tan to be in full...
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Week in Review
80-81 miles3 doubles1 workout with JSK1 workout in ATL6 nights in my own bed!Slowly but surely my fitness is coming around and the mileage is pretty much where I want it to be. After returning to the QC from Atlanta tomorrow I will have another entire week at home, which always bodes well for my running both in terms of quality and quantity. I'm also super excited to have my running partner back in action, and I know he'll help keep me motivated when I'm grumbling about heading out for an evening double. These are the weeks when great fitness gains...
Summer Preview Workout
3.5 mile w/uTarget: 4 mile tempo @5:50 pace, 1 mile jog, 6x1 min. surgesActual: 5:34, 5:52, 5:58, 3:00 (for .5), 1.5 mile jog, 6x1 min. surges1 mile c/dTotal: 11.5 milesUnfortunately the title of this post refers to the unseasonably warm weather that awaited me for this Sunday afternoon workout in Atlanta. Never mind that a week ago I was slogging through 30 degrees and freezing rain in Central Park; when I pulled into the Chattahoochee River parking lot at 1pm today I was greeted with bright sunshine and a muggy 82-degree temperature reading....
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Surprisingly Not Terrible Workout
2+ mile w/u + stridesTarget: 3xmile @5:30; 5x1k @3:35 all w/3 mins. restActual: 5:28, 5:28, 5:30 (all w/3:30); 3:37, 3:35, 3:32, 3:32, 3:33 (all w/2 mins.)1/2 mile c/dTotal: 9.5-10 milesOriginally I'd planned to work out on Tuesday this week, but when I saw that the forecast called for rainstorms in the morning and high winds in the afternoon, I opted for Wednesday instead. Turns out I made the right decision, as Mother Nature produced an absolutely gorgeous spring day just for me. To make things even better, my trusty sidekick-slash-coach-slash...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Become a Karhu shoe reviewer!
Since I get questions and comments all the time about my sweet Karhu kicks, I thought I'd pass along this exciting opportunity to try them out yourself. Simply "like" our Karhu Facebook page, then click on the tab at left that says "Wanna review Karhu?" Fill out a short form with your contact info and we'll let you know via email if you've been selected! (In case you were wondering, bribes are accepted and encouraged. Especially of the tasty variety.)As...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
13.1 NYC Week in Review
80 miles2 doubles5 days in NYC5 AFDs1 airport reunionAnother week, another successful Karhu and Craft event in the books. This week's festivities brought me to the drizzly, cold, sleety "spring" weather that is New York City in early April. Despite exhaustive and exhausting workday shifts at our partner account, City Sports in Midtown, I somehow managed to keep the mileage respectable and the quality acceptable for the week. Several of these runs were dark solo Central Park outings in the early morning hours, but on other occasions I was lucky...
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