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Resolution Run 15K (San Diego)

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Location:

New York,NY,USA

Member Since:

Nov 19, 2013

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR = 18:47 (Winter 2014)

10K PR = 39:24 (Fall 2012)

13.1 PR = 1:31:24 (Spring 2014)

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:30 Half Marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 43450.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
39.500.009.380.0048.88
Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 48.88
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Long run Ocean Beach bike path and Mission Bay. Miles 1-9 at 8:30; 10-12 at 8; 13 at 9

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 13.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Easy run on treadmill. Most miles at 8:35. +yoga
 

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Scheduled to do core and upper body weights...but got out of work at 3, and it was a glorious June in January day in San Diego. Full sun and 70. So I had to run.

6 miles easy in Balboa Park. Did some trails for the first time since sprained ankle. Felt good!

Plus 6 steep, short hill sprints. (Sore from these!)

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

Easy run in Presidio and OB Bike Path. Never saw another runner the entire time!

Another beautiful day in San Diego. Full sun, a little breeze, 65 degrees.

I was sore from yesterday's hill sprints. I only did 6!!

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 8.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Easy 4 on treadmill at 8:45 pace.

Upper body and core workout

+yoga

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Easy on treadmill as warm up to yoga

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 2.00
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Race: Resolution Run 15K (San Diego) (9.38 Miles) 01:06:55, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.009.380.009.38

My plan for this race was to use it as a fitness test and break through workout for my Spring half marathon training. I accomplished both!

I had in mind an average pace of 7:20. I ran the first 6 miles of the race at 7:15-7:20. This felt easy and comfortable. My breathing was relaxed and my legs felt great.

So I decided to push the pace in the last 5K of the race down to 7:00 miles. I ran miles 7 and 8 at 7:00 and still had a lot of energy left, and breathing was pretty good. A little choppy.

But I ran the last 1.3 as fast as a could. My average pace was about 6:45 for the last segment of the race.

I had run the first several miles of the race with a pink shirted woman who looked about my age. She picked up her pace at mile 2, and I decided not to go. But I kept within about ~100 meters of her most of the race. I caught her in the last mile and surged by her for the win in the last quarter mile! I beat her by 5 seconds. I felt sort of petty for doing this. But I really was proud of myself for hanging on the entire race and being tough at the end.

It was also great to negative split and be able to pass a lot of people in the final miles. I moved from about 15th place female to 11th place female in the last 3 miles.

The race gave me a good idea of where my fitness is. I think I could run my next half marathon (Carlsbad, January 19) at 7:15 or faster.

Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 9.38
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
39.500.009.380.0048.88
Mirage 3 (Pink) Miles: 48.88
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