#sylviaruns

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Stone Cat 50K: Before & after! Official time- 5:09:36

Officially an ultra runner now. To be completely honest, it was a tough race. I was in quite a lot of pain and discomfort at a point way earlier in the race than i expected. A lot of things were just not going my way and mistakes were made, but hey, it’s all part of the experience. Probably won’t be doing another ultra for at least a year. Now i have to somehow recover in time for NIRCA nationals 2 weeks from now. And then (after a few weeks of total recovery obvi) it’s onto training for Boston 2020!

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Eliud Kipchoge ran 26.2 hrs in 1:59.40

I got 3.5 hrs of sleep Bc i watched the entire event, still went for my run at 6:45am, and ran 5 miles less in 3 hrs in some of the grossest weather of the fall season yet

Crazy to see achievements like Kipchoge’s be accomplished. Incredibly inspired by the “no human is limited” campaign. Excited to see runners continue to push the limits on what is considered possible

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Did 6 recovery miles this morning to hit miles 3, 6, and 13 of the B.A.A. half marathon to cheer on the bf and other members of the team. The boy killed it! 1:22 which was 10 min faster than last year! So proud! Now it’s time for a day of rest tomorrow, one more 50-60 mile week, and then slowly getting into a taper!

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Lmk why i waited til my last college semester to start competing for my running club. Cross country was my favorite part of high school and I’m honestly so sad that i missed out on so many meets and opportunities to bond w other team members. Grateful that speed has come back for me and that I’m feeling comfortable during races and workouts. Crushed my last speed workout yesterday & excited for regionals on Saturday. Then I’m taking a week easy in prep for my ultra on the 2nd. And then it’s back to speedwork for nationals on the 16th.

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☀️ final days of fall called for a run to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s yesterday to pick up all the fall themed things (not pictured- colorful fancy pasta, cheese cloth so i can start making my own oat milk, and a few normal groceries)

☀️ raced the annual local 5k today w Alec and a few other members of my running club. It was hot- like 80+ degrees hot- and started at noon. Recipe for disaster. Was hoping to finally break 20 (i ran 20:30 last year) but i only just managed to run 21 flat. 5th woman and 3rd in my age group so can’t be too mad. The boy killed it- 8th overall w 18:04.

☀️ another hot day tm- but I’m really just craving fall weather. And sweaters. And hot lattes.

☀️ if anyone has any recommendations for a good matcha powder that doesn’t completely break the bank- hmu! Thank youuu!

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☀️ fall is almost in full swing here in MA complete w all the fall foods (see cinnamon apple oats pictured) and some pretty great cool runs

☀️ just finished off the week at 54 miles which i believe is a record high for me. 3 of my 6 runs were 10+ miles so that definitely helped.

☀️ started work this week. My part time student schedule allows for plenty of time to work so I’ll be working ~25hrs/week at a local vegan/vegetarian fast casual restaurant. It’s def gonna be tough balancing 25 hrs on my feet with 50 mile run weeks but i believe i can get it done.

☀️ work def makes it hard to stick to a consistent eating schedule- every day is completely different but that too I’ll figure out soon.

☀️ anxiously waiting to hear if i was accepted to Boston marathon. I submitted my application Friday w a time 5 min 36 sec faster than the qualifying time & im really really hoping that that’s enough to get me in. Anyone else waiting to hear back?

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Missing my weekend runs already while cooped up inside doing homework. Looks like the warm weather isn’t lasting much longer :(

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went for probably my earliest run ever at 4:50am today so i would have plenty of time to get my 5 miles in, shower, eat breakfast, get my lunch ready & make it to my train by 7. definitely required lots of discipline.

I think i need to start bringing a book onto the train because i keep falling in and out of sleep and I’d rather be productive.