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Marathon training & race history.

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

3:09marathon PR

Geneva 2025. Sub-3 next.


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.

Week of Dec 22

Dec 22Dec 28

17 weeks to Boston

Mon

Tue

mi

7:54-8:35

Wed

mi

8:56

Thu

Fri

mi

7:54-8:35

Sat

mi

8:56

Sun

mi

6:52

Weekly total

44 miles

Pace guide

R: 8:56
GA: 7:54-8:35
LT: 6:15-6:27
VO2: AFAP
MLR: 7:33-8:14
LR: 7:33-8:14
MP: 6:52
HM: 6:31-6:44
Race: Race effort

2026

Upcoming races

Registered for Boston and Chicago. Two more majors.

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
Top 5-8%
3:29:18 in F25-29 division

3:29:18

7:59/mi

First marathon.

Cascade Express Marathon

North Bend, WA · September 7, 2024

62°F·Cloudy, mild
Top 10-12%
3:35:23 in F25-29 division

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
Top 3-5%
3:21:13 in F25-29 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
Top 1-2%
3:09:26 in F25-29 division

3:09:26

7:14/mi

PR race. 3rd overall female.

Honolulu Marathon

Honolulu, HI · December 8, 2025

75°F·Humid, warm
29th in division
Top 10-12%
3:36:56 in F25-29 division

3:36:56

8:16/mi

Fun race. 34k+ runners.


Beyond 26.2

Ultras.

50K and longer.

Taco Bell DC 50K

31 miles

Alexandria, VA · November 29, 2025

48°F·Fall weather

4:39:00


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

Age Group Percentiles

Top 1-2%

Best (PR)

Top 5%

Average

3

BQ races

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