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Marathon History & Training.

Working toward all seven World Marathon Majors. Boston and Chicago in 2026.

Personal Record
0marathon

Set at Geneva Marathon, Sep 2025


This Week

...

...

via Strava

VO2 Max

↑ improving

54.29

ml/kg/min · via Apple Watch

Resting HR

avg 62

54

bpm · via Oura

3:09

Marathon PR

6

Marathons

3

Boston Qualifiers

0/7

World Majors


Training

The weekly structure.

Pfitzinger 18/70 plan. Click any day to adjust run type. Miles and paces update automatically.

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Week of Feb 23

Feb 23Mar 1

8 weeks to Boston

Mon

Tue

w/ 6 x 100 strides

mi

Wed

w/ 7 @ 15K to HMP

mi

Thu

OPT
mi

>9:05

Fri

mi

7:41-8:23

Sat

mi

>9:05

Sun

mi

7:41-8:23

Weekly total

62 miles

Pace guide

Rec: >9:05
Rec+Sp: >9:05 + strides
GA: 8:02-8:44
GA+Sp: 8:02-8:44 + strides
LT: 6:21-6:34
VO2: 5:50-6:10
MLR: 7:41-8:23
LR: 7:41-8:23
MP: 6:59
HM: 6:38-6:51
Race: Race effort
Dress: Easy + MP finish

2026

Upcoming races

Registered for Boston and Chicago. Two more majors.

HYROX DC

Washington, DC · March 14, 2026

Registered

Boston Marathon

Boston, MA · April 20, 2026

Registered

Chicago Marathon

Chicago, IL · October 11, 2026

Registered

Race history

Marathons completed.

All races, chronological order.

Last Chance BQ.2 Grand Rapids

BQ

Grand Rapids, MI · September 9, 2023

58°F·Clear, cool

3:29:18

7:59/mi

First marathon.

Cascade Express Marathon

North Bend, WA · September 7, 2024

62°F·Cloudy, mild

3:35:23

8:13/mi

Pacific Northwest scenery.

Irving Frost Marathon

BQ

Irving, TX · December 21, 2024

42°F·Cold, windy
1st in division

3:21:13

7:41/mi

1st in division. Winter race in Texas.

Last Chance BQ.2 Chicagoland

PRBQ

Geneva, IL · September 6, 2025

55°F·Cool, overcast
3rd overall female

3:09:26

7:14/mi

PR race. 3rd overall female.

Honolulu Marathon

Honolulu, HI · December 14, 2025

75°F·Humid, warm
29th in division

3:36:27

8:15/mi


Beyond 26.2

Ultras.

50K and longer.

Taco Bell DC 50K

32.73 miles

Alexandria, VA · November 29, 2025

48°F·Fall weather

4:39:02


World Majors

The checklist.

Seven races. 0 down, 7 to go.

Click any race for details.

Completed
Registered
Qualified
Lottery
Special Entry

Performance

By the numbers.

Stats from completed marathons.

Current PR

3:09

Geneva 2025

Best Finish

3rd

overall female

Division Wins

1

1st in age group

Improvement

19:52

first to PR

Among All Female Marathon Finishers

Top 1-2%

All women (PR)

Top 2-3%

F25-29 (PR)

Top 6%

Avg across races

3

BQ races

Based on aggregate data from 35M+ race results via RunningLevel, Outside Online, RunRepeat

Personal Records

5K

19:52

6:24/mi

10K

40:48

6:34/mi

Half Marathon

1:29:45

6:50/mi

Marathon

3:09:26

7:14/mi

Using only your heart, mind, and soul, you are responsible for seeing how fast you can get your body to travel 26.2.

— Why I run