Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I finished the 2019 New York City Marathon last month in a very disappointing 4:07:46 (9:28 pace). After the marathon, I planned to run the 2019 Brazos Bend 50 Miler but instead spent the next month visiting doctors and taking care of my general health. In the end, I was treated for high blood pressure and a Vitamin D deficiency. Feeling better, I started preparing my 2020 Boston Marathon training plan!
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With my blood pressure under control and having passed a “stress test” last week, I increased my marathon-pace workout on Thursday to three miles. Feeling better right on time to start training for the 2020 Boston Marathon!
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This would have been race week for the 2019 Brazos Bend 50 Miler but I was still recovering from the 2019 New York City Marathon. On Monday, my cardiologist informed me that my “stress test” was normal so I was officially cleared to resume running!
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After a long treadmill run on Sunday, I ventured back out to the roads on Tuesday and Thursday for some very light speed-work. And, my doctors subjected me to more medical tests to see what might be causing my fatigue.
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On Sunday morning, I had a normal blood pressure reading! I celebrated with a 30-minute treadmill run at the gym. The next day, my run around the neighborhood didn’t end well so I retreated back to the reliability of the treadmill on Saturday.
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Now that I’m back on medication, my blood pressure dropped steadily during the week but still wasn’t in the “normal” range. I felt well enough to run 10 miles on Saturday, though. It was my longest training run since mid-October.
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This was supposed to be my first week training solely for the Brazos Bend 50 Miler, which is in December. However, I spent the week recovering from the 2019 New York City Marathon and focusing on my overall health.
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Scroll all the way down to the end for the tl;dr version. Prologue This was a strange training cycle because I simultaneously prepared for the New York City Marathon (“NYCM”) using the 12 weeks, 70 miles per week plan in
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Another taper week as I got ready for the 2019 New York City Marathon! Unfortunately, I cut my last distance run short for fear of hitting a wall of exhaustion again. But, the other workouts of the week went well.
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A planned recovery week turned into a complete taper after I felt light-headed during Sunday’s back-to-back long run. I took the next three days easy – eating, hydrating, and sleeping well – because my body needed rest more than workouts.
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