Sarah
It's time to ease off the gas and head into the taper. Today was a nice balance of ease and challenge: 1 mile WU, 2 miles at race pace, 1 mile cool down. After those runs with 10+ miles inc.... read more
- Miles:
- 2719 total / 306 in 2013
- Goal:
Running my first marathon in October 2012.
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good Easing Up 4 mi 00:40 09:56 pace
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great That's What Friends Are For 9.75 mi 01:37 09:56 pace
In the past year I've gotten to be friends with a woman who lives a mile down the road. Her oldest son is a year younger than my younger son and it is their friendship that brought us togethe... read more
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
Missed a few classes because of my trip and it felt great to be back. Jumped right in and taught today (and will for the next few Mondays and Fridays, as the other instructor is on a belated honey... read more
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good Back to It 7.07 mi 01:13 10:22 pace
I am on the verge of letting go of a time goal for the June 2 race. Brushes with injury, schizophrenic form based on all the input from clinic, and just general identity crisis as a runner. Crisi... read more
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this is still fast for 7 miles! I need to wax rhapsodic about time goals with you in a personal email I think! I do compoletely understand what you are saying. Glad to have you back and running with us. Why do you think you need a month to switch completely to the Brooks?
6 days ago • Like
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I had a feeling you'd get this ping-ponging between liking the push that comes from tough goals and resenting the pressure that can eclipse all other aspects of running.
As for the Brooks, I don't want to push my body too quickly to adapting to the new form that's caused by the minimal drop of the new shoes. Maybe I don't need to be as cautious as people who are going from running shoes to five finger shoes? I'm not going to the upcoming half marathon in them, so I figure there's no rush.5 days ago • Like
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Also, I don't want to risk an injury by doing too many miles on them too soon.
5 days ago • Like
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
Grrr - teacher didn't show again. She's abusing the knowledge that I'll be there and pick up the class. My legs were so tired from yesterday's 15 mile run and I was looking fo... read more
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GRRRRRR is right! I hope you get to move ahead with the training and ultimately compensation. You would be such a great teacher! As the class already knows, I'm sure.
15 days ago • Like
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Put that foot down there, woman! That's definitely on the sucky side. Tell that teacher to go run 15 miles a day before the next class she teaches so she knows how you feel! Either way, at least you got to spin (and work that booty, baby!).
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good You Take the Good, You Take t... 15 mi 02:41 10:43 pace
Had a hard time choosing the emoticon for this run. Happy? Injured? If there was a smiley face with a bandage, I would have chosen that one. This was the hardest run of the training plan - 15 m... read more
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I love this writeup. Great run, terrific perseverance. I hope that your bandaid plan works and that this week is everything you need it to be.
15 days ago • Like
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
I love spinning because there's always the option of taking the tension back to a low level if the body needs a bit of a break. If this wasn't the case, I might have been tempted to try ... read more
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your stamina and tenacity are admirable!!!
17 days ago • Like
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good Cadillac-ack-ack-ack-ack 8.52 mi 01:40 11:42 pace
A great run - wicked hard and lots of fun. Two of the work study students in our office are runners. Kyle ran the same marathon I did this past fall. Alex will be running her first marathon in a ... read more
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What an amazing run! Wicked hard, and yet fun. I'm waiting to hear ADT's comments on your highest peak. I bet the hill next to her house has a bigger elevation gain! How did the downhill feel on your legs? Any pain from that hamstring today?
19 days ago • Like
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i know! I was thinking about ADT and imaging the hill up to her house being the same as Cadillac. Hamstring was 100% fine going uphill and only a little tense going downhill. I have been doing some additional stretching with rubber tubing to deepen the stretch and it feels SO good and seems to be helping. Maybe the rolling wasn't enough?
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Cadillac is much more steep! That's a 9-10% grade, woman! I can get that around here, but most of what I have is a steady 2-3%, with short bursts of 5%, at least in my neighborhood. So glad you got to do this! Good call on not killing yourself on the downhill. You're so dang strong!
19 days ago • Like
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oh and I love that Billy Joel song. High school memories!
19 days ago • Like
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alright The Four Tempos 6 mi 01:02 10:22 pace
Harder than I'd wanted it to be - 1 mile WU, 4 straight miles at tempo pace (9:30 was my goal pace), then 1 mile cool down. The tempo miles were 9:16/9:27/9:34/9:41. Huh. Hard to miss that ... read more
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What's up with that hamstring???? Mine was sore once and it took FOREVER to feel better. But I'm not as good as you on rolling and things like that. If you only ate a banana before a 6 mile run, I can see why you needed more fuel. Snack at night or no snack!
20 days ago • Like
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
Teacher was a no-show. My spidey senses were tingling as I drove to the Y this morning and I had a feeling I'd be teaching, so I was ready with the notes from the workout two weeks ago and th... read more
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good Thirteen with Strong Finish 13 mi 02:27 11:16 pace
Did this run on Saturday but got swept away in a busy weekend and am only posting about it today (Monday). I focused on fueling more fully (night before the run I had a snack and during the run I ... read more
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
Maybe it's the slightly warmer temps, but I was a hot sweaty mess by the end of class. If this keeps up, we'll need to rename the class aqua-spinning 'cause of all the sweat I'... read more
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good Double Ladder 5 mi 00:54 10:50 pace
Today's workout: 2 rounds of ladder intervals, each with a 1,2,3,2,1 sequence, 2 min recovery between each interval and a 5 minute recovery between each ladder. Plus a 10 min warm up and 10 m... read more
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good Twofer Temo 6.27 mi 01:03 09:59 pace
One mile warm-up, then 2 miles of tempo then .25 mile recovery, then 2 more miles at tempo. Then a 1 mile cool-down. I hit the pace but I was working too hard in the last mile, the product of goi... read more
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Is this the gift from your brother? I hope you get some great info from it! Please fill us in, so we can learn, too. How were the temps this morning? With any luck, our heat wave will stretch east and warm things up.
28 days ago • Like
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Nice hard core run! We all can't wait to hear about your clinic!!!
27 days ago • Like
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
The first thing the teacher said when I arrived today: "I hear you taught a really tough class on Friday." She'd gotten an e-mail from someone in the class. Then another person in ... read more
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Oh no! Are you going to try the Iron Lotus??? LOL!
29 days ago • Like
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good Timeless Ten 10 mi
A liberated run. I left the garmin at home so that I could just run in the moment and not devote an ounce of energy to considering pace. And I planned the route for a halfway stop at the house to... read more
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good Hills. Hills. Hills. 4 mi
Left the watch at home and focused on form and strength. One mile warm up. 6 uphill intervals at top speed, with downhill recovery between each one. Then one mile cool down. It's hard to go... read more
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alright Tempo Intervals 7 mi 01:11 10:12 pace
Like others in the running community, a run seemed like the best way to sit with the news of Boston and ponder what's been lost. It was a beautiful morning for a run. The sunrise was bold an... read more
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I love that you combined prayer with some speed! Talk about multi tasking. I hope this run made you feel good in many ways. Enjoying the sunrise, letting your mind settle, and realizing you are capable of some serious speed. XOXO
about 1 month ago • Like
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speed is right. Peaceful and thoughtful, with purpose. Love. xo
about 1 month ago • Like
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good Spin Class at the Y 01:00
I dig spinning. In part because it tends to always go well and it's easy to ease into, even when I'm super tired.
I love this so much! Glad for a RB, for no tweaky aches, etc. Very excellent!
3 days ago • Like
Nice pace, too! I'm glad the shoes worked out well.
2 days ago • Like