| Location: Ottawa,Canada Member Since: May 04, 2009 Gender: Female Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: finished a Learn to Run running room clinic dec 08; completed first 5K race may 09 (29:40); completed second 5K race oct 09 (26:44)
Short-Term Running Goals: Complete a 10K Long-Term Running Goals: Complete a full marathon Personal: I am an academic and running gets me out and keeps me sane.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 92.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 110.44 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
| went for great morning run in windsor, approx 6k, sunny, no breeze, with my bf and bro-in-laws and learned some neat stuff (how to get to target heart rate, how to train for distance vs speed, why music is annoying while running!). needed 2 walking breaks but they were short. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| did bodypump (50 mins) followed by nice 5K with a friend. good hill work. time was 33 - trying to get under 30 within 2 weeks. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.73 |
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afternoon run, 16* C, did 6K in 43 mins. want to bring that down to about 40. evening 50 min spin class followed by pushups and situps.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
| noon, 6K, drizzly, 12*, 43 mins. worked on finding tempo pace. had some recovery towards the end. killed my legs in spin yesterday. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 60 min step class including pushups and situps | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
| evening run, 15*, drizzle. an excellent run (for me) - 6K in 39:50. no walking breaks and base pace throughout. low point was on the home stretch - it had gotten dark and some jerks in a red 4 door beeped their horn and really startled me. i was on a path beside the road so there was absolute no danger involved - they were just being jerks. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| day off | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 |
| did one hour evening weightlifting class and then 3.5 mile run (home from gym). easy pace on the run - 36:35. sunny 14* no wind. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 |
| evening biked to beaver pond, ran 2.5K with friend, biked home. did 2.5K in approx 17:30. sunny and hilly. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
| did 6.6K evening - 20*, sunny slight breeze, 42:30 mins followed by pushups. not a great run - felt like i was slogging through it - not sure why except perhaps not enuf sleep last night + too much starch today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| ran 5K with friend today, time 29:17. excellent! we are getting ready for the 5K race on Saturday. first day back after 5 days off running - felt good to be back and felt very well rested on the run. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 |
| did 3.8 miles today in about 40 minutes. sunny, windy, 25*. really felt the heat today. no more running this week - the 5K race is on Saturday. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| picked up race kit and had first experience of the pre-race weekend excitement. it was palpable and energizing! | |
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ottawa nordion 5K (3.11 Miles) 00:29:48, Place overall: 1987, Place in age division: 73 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| pretty good for my first 5K. got in under 30 which was my goal. very hot sun for first 1/2 and found that a bit tough. hardly any breeze. also tough to try to get around all the walkers - not sure why they were in the 25-30 min category! felt like I could have gone a lot further - but not that much faster. next race will be a 10K! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 |
| have been at a conference all week and have had a hard time getting some running in. did a combo walk/run tonight in the dark. tired all over due to 5 hour nights since saturday but still felt good to get some fresh air and even a meagre 2.4 miles in. am full of kinks and definitely need some yoga. conference ends sat and hope to return to normal monday. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| easy 5K with my bf today. made it in 29:40. rainy and cool. great to be back into running after a week off! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 5.70 |
| easy 6K afternoon, sunny, windy, 40 mins. 60 min weightlifting class. good to be back into training but as usual on weekdays - not getting enough sleep to back up the exercise. (6.5 hrs night instead of my preferred 8). plan to increase distance by 1 K tomorrow. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.20 |
| ran 3.2 miles - had to stop often because very hot. also did 50 mins spin class. legs killing me and have no energy - no doubt due to poor diet and lack of sleep. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.32 |
| ran 5.3 miles (8.6 K) in 59 mins . first time doing distance of this length and very much enjoyed it. could have gone further but schedule did not permit it. will continue with this distance for next couple weeks. did find it a bit boring and tended to walk when interest flagged. it was my favourite running weather - misty, overcast, about 12 degrees. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| good spin class | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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haven't been running as much since the weather turned hot and humid. today though was fairly mild 20 and overcast so managed to get in about 6.5 K - 4 miles - in 42 mins. still the humidity slowed me down a bit.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| finally back at running after taking summer off. did 1K today and plan to start blogging again regularly from now on. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.10 |
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took me 45 mins to do 4.1 miles today. hot, sunny, one long steep incline and one long steep decline.
will also do 1 hr bootcamp tonight.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| did 6.5 K today, stopped at campus for a bit - forgot stopwatch - sunny and windy, 20 degrees. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| did 4.5K with brother and sister in law tonight. her first time on a run so lots of walking - but very positive and great to introduce others to the sport. they want to run again! | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| 45 mins, great run, over both bridges and through campus - extremely windy | |
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Run for the Cure (3.107 Miles) 00:26:44 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| a good time - better than my earlier 5K - and especially good considering i was late and had to run 1 K before even getting to the start line. because i was late i had to run with the walkers the first 4 K. didn't have chips for this race so this time is based on my watch. cold and rainy about 4 degrees. ran another 2 K after race. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| nice easy run, temperate, dark - around river and campus. feels good to running after travelling so much, | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| forgot watch but did the usual 7K route today over the bridges and thru campus. a great break from the usual cardio class at the gym. however really must learn to push myself when running - tendency to conserve energy and forget to do intervals. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 92.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 110.44 |
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