2016 Race Results

Winter Warlock Half Marathon
Plymouth, MA - 1/17/16
30s, cloudy, dirt road course
1:36:21
21/167 OA, 6/82 F, 2/34 F20-29

GBTC Invite Open 3000m (indoor track)
Harvard Gordon Track
11:59 (post-collegiate best), 33/36

Super Sunday 5M
Cambridge, MA - 2/7/16
40, sunny
34:24
213/1324 OA, 52/714 F, 35/289 F20-29

USATF-NE Championships DMR (1200 leg, indoor track)
Harvard Gordon Track
1200 split 4:21 (5:47 pace), total time 13:48
1/2

Rock N Roll New Orleans Half Marathon
New Orleans, LA - 2/28/16
mid 60s, sunny
1:36:22
236/11579 OA, 43/7817 F, 10/990 F25-29

New Bedford Half Marathon
New Bedford, MA - 3/20/16
mid 30s, sunny, windy
1:33:32 (7:09 pace)
441/2480 OA, 83/1161 F, 36/263 F20-29

Frank Nealon Boston Tuneup 15K
Upton, MA - 4/2/16
mid 40s, rain throughout
1:06:59 (goal of GMP tempo run, 7:11 pace), PR (lol!)
40/332 OA, 11/165 F, 6/21 F19-29

Boston Marathon
Hopkinton to Boston, MA - 4/18/16
low 70s, sunny, headwind
3:35:21 (8:12 pace)
9327/26639 OA, 2411/12168 F, 1827/5948 F18-39

Harpoon 5 Mile (4.9 miles, short course)
Boston, MA - 5/22/16
33:11 (official pace 6:39, garmin pace 6:46) PR
209/4260 OA, 36/2445 F, 22/1091 F21-29

Lazy Lobster 10 Mile

Craft Brew Fest 5K
Rehoboth, MA - 7/31/16
70s, humid (first race back after injury)
22:27 (7:13 pace)
12/76 OA, 4th F, 2nd AG

Running of the Bears 5K
Stratton, VT - 9/4/16
SO VERY HUNGOVER
22:43 (7:19 pace)
11/31 OA, 5th woman, 3rd AG

Fall for the Fells Trail 5K
Medford, MA - 11/6/16
40s, drizzling, trail race
25:14 (8:08 pace)
33/263 OA, 3/25 AG

Milwaukee Turkey Trot
Milwaukee, WI - 11/24/16
30s, windy
21:27 (6:54 pace)
43/2390 OA, 10/1523 F, 3/234 AG

BU Mini Meet #2 - indoor track mile
Boston, MA - 12/31/16
5:54 (post grad PR)

Awesome Abs!

Awesome Abs!

                              Beginner                 Intermediate                Advanced
Knee Hugs                5                               10                               15
Crunches                  10                              15                               20
Alt Hand Toe Touch 6 each hand                10 each hand              20 each hand
Leg Raises               5                                 10                               15
Jackknives               5                                 10                               15
Side Crunches         10 each side                15 each side                20 each side
Double Crunches     10                               15                               20
Crunches                 10                               15                                20
Knee Hugs              5                                 15                                20
Jackknives              5                                  10                               15
Leg Raises              5                                  10                               15
Hold crunch position 10 sec                        15 sec                          20 sec
Bicycles                 6 each side                   10 each side                  20 each side
Alt knee toe touch  6 each side                   10 each side                  15 each side
Knee hug position  5 sec                             10 sec                          10 sec

Ab stretch!

Lower back exercises (all on your stomach)

Swimmers  15 seconds

Arm raise  15

Leg raise   15

Arm + leg raise 15

Exercise descriptions:

-Knee hugs: Sit with your knees up at a 90 degree angle and your arms out.  Straighten your knees and lean back, then come back to hugging your knees.

-Alt hand toe touch: Lie on your back with your legs straight up in the air, alternate reaching towards your opposite foot

-Jackknives: Lie on your back, bring your arms + legs up so you're in a 'V' position, then go back down (if you're doing it right, it will be hard!)

-Double crunches: Lie on your back with your knees in the air at a 90 degree angle, do a crunch and lift your butt up at the same time

-Alt knee toe touch: Start with both legs in the air, bring one leg close to the ground and reach for the knee of the leg that's in the air with your opposite hand...alternate back + forth