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2024 Marine Corps 10K

The Marine Corps 10K is part of the Marine Corps Marathon weekend, including a 50K. Typically, I clear a path personally and professionally to lock into my training cycle and fight aggressively to keep anything from impacting my training. But,

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2024 Army Ten Miler

The Army Ten Miler is the second-largest 10-miler in the United States. This would be my 11th time running the race, not including 2005, when the course was re-rerouted due to a suspicious package. Typically, I clear a path personally

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My Philadelphia Marathon Training Plan

Coming off the 2024 Ottawa Marathon, I felt euphoric by how well I ran – 3:44:51 (8:35 pace)! Before I ran the race, I started thinking about my next marathon. I thought about rerunning the Marine Corps Marathon because it’s

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2024 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler

Prologue Training In Washington, D.C., the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is the premier spring race. Last year, the race introduced a 5K the day before the race. It also added a “Double Blossom” competition for runners who do both races.

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2024 Cherry Blossom 5K

Prologue Training In Washington, D.C., the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is the premier spring race. Last year, the race introduced a 5K the day before the race. It also added a “Double Blossom” competition for runners who do both races.

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My 2024 Ottawa Marathon Training Plan

Prologue When I missed getting into the 2024 Boston Marathon by 5 seconds, I immediately selected another spring marathon to get over the sting. I chose the Ottawa Marathon because my boyfriend and I wanted to visit Quebec, Canada, which

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2023 New York City Marathon

Prologue Training It’s been a challenging climb returning to fitness since my disastrous New York City Marathon in 2019. I started medication for high blood pressure after that race, but then the COVID-19 pandemic derailed everyone’s racing plans for two years.

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