Running was one of my favorite parts of this past year again as always, and I cannot wait to see what runs, workouts, races, challenges, and PRs 2018 brings! As a runner, I accomplished runs, workouts, & races I never thought would be possible for me. Here are some statistics & accomplishments from my 2017 running….
Final Track & Field Season (Season 11) with University of Redlands Track & Field (1/8/17 - 5/1/17)
About 2,101.4 miles ran in 2017
Running Equipment: TomTom GPS Runner watch & my TomTom Spark 3 GPS running watch.Thank you to TomTom, Adidas, Nike, New Balance, & Saucony for the great gear & support while running this year!
I have been recording all of my runs, workouts, and races in my training book since the beginning of college running. Transitioned to recording online in the SET On Running Google Document for post-collegiate running.
Post Collegiate Running and training began for me in July after 2+ months off from running after college track ended. Arizona running was tough when I moved this summer in June as temperatures were usually 100-119 degrees. I did a lot of treadmill runs in the summer until the end of August and I created a personal Distance circuit which I love doing during lifting days. My Distance Pace & Recovery Pace have both dropped since I began getting back to high mileage since August and I have ran some recovery run & distance run PRs since then. I joined Sole Sports Running Club with Sole Sports Running Zone store in Scottsdale, AZ and have been running with them on most Tuesday and Thursday nights!
In 2017, I ran 13 races, including 8 races during my last Track season.
I ran 7 Lifetime PRs, including in the following race distances:
400 Meters - 51.40
800 Meters - 1:59.58
1,500 Meters - 4:10.09
4 Miles (6.43K) - 24:40
15,000 Meters (15K or 9.32 Miles) - 56:46
Half Marathon (13.10 Miles) - 1:21:11
Long Run - 18.03 Miles @ 6:25 Pace - 1:55:58
2017 Post Collegiate Races:
Global Energy Run 5K - 17:48 & 2nd place overall out of 458 runners & 2nd place in age group
Veterans Day Run 5K - 17:21 & 1st place overall out of 327 runners & 1st place in age group (WON)
Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5K - 16:14 & 13th place out of 12,746 runners & 2nd place in age group
Hot Chocolate 15K - 56:46 & 13th place out of 3,334 runners & 2nd place in age group
Arizona Heroes In Recovery 6K (Changed to 4 Mile Race) - 22:40 & 10th out of 427 runners & 5th place in age group
2017 Top Post Collegiate Runs:
5K (3.10 Mi.) @ 5:13 Pace - 16:14 Total Time
15K (9.32 Mi.) @ 6:06 Pace - 56:36 Total Time
Distance Run - 6.36 Mi. @ 6:25 Pace - 40:54 Total Time
Distance Run - 6.31 Mi. @ 6:39 Pace - 41:53 Total Time
Distance Run - 6.32 Mi. @ 6:20 Pace - 40:02 Total Time
Distance Run - 7.01 Mi. @ 6:20 Pace - 44:25 Total Time
Long Run - 9.10 Mi. @ 6:36 Pace - 1:00:06 Total Time
Long Run - 9.39 Mi. @ 6:32 Pace - 1:01:23 Total Time
Long Run - 10.80 Mi. @ 6:29 Pace - 1:10:04 Total Time
Long Run - 13.10 Mi. @ 6:11 Pace - 1:21:11 Total Time
Long Run - 13.25 Mi. @ 8:29 Pace - 1:52:58 Total Time
Long Run - 14.01 Mi. @ 6:53 Pace - 1:36:52 Total Time
Long Run - 18.03 Mi. @ 6:25 Pace - 1:55:58 Total Time
My main goal of the last 6 months of post collegiate running and training has been to stay in shape, continue doing what I love, and finding new runs and races to be a part of. I decided to begin training to race in my first official half marathon AND my first marathon in early 2018. I am very happy with how the 5 races that I ran in this season were great training runs for the Half and full Marathon races. I am so excited to run in my first official Half Marathon at the Rock N Roll Half Marathon in Tempe, Arizona on January 14th in just over 2 weeks, followed by the Phoenix-Mesa Marathon on February 24th! I am looking forward to running a lot more in 2018 and seeing where the rest of my competitive distance running career will go.
