Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Inspired by the Barkley Marathons documentary and a Marathon Talk episode with Elisabet Barnes describing the Marathon de Sables, I thought I might try
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It was the second week of my taper for the San Diego 50 Miler. I felt a bit under-trained from so many easy and rest days, but told myself it was a sign that my body was recovering. Training Schedule
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It was record-breaking cold this week. But, for the most part, I missed running in it because I was sick! I ran the Fairfax Four Miler on Sunday, skipped my next three workouts due to illness, and did a 10
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue After last Saturday’s long run to close out a 50 mile week, I started tapering for the 2018 San Diego 50 Miler! My schedule
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Training Mileage Total: 3,222 miles Days of Running: 323 (42 days off) Time Spent Running: ~19 days, 23 hours Average Pace: 8:57 pace Longest Run (Distance): 30 miles on December 9, 2017. Longest Run (Time): 5:20:02 on December 9, 2017.
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With Sunday’s medium run, I surpassed 3,168 miles for the year and set a new personal record! Running conditions were miserable due to cold temperatures and strong winds. I ran my last long run on the treadmill. Now, I’m tapering
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Last week’s recovery continued with easy running through Tuesday of this week. My plan called it “fine tuning” but my lungs labored and legs lacked “pop” after so many days off. But, this would be my last back-to-back long run
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I worked on getting my gear, nutrition, and hydration plans together for the San Diego 50 Miler! I have concerns about whether my Garmin will last the entire race but my hydration pack should be fine. I learned the hard
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This training plan takes recovery seriously! After Sunday’s 15 miler, the rest of the running this week was easy. The mileage will ramp up again for two weeks before I start tapering. Training Schedule December 10th – December 16th Sunday: Medium-long
Continue readingI ran my longest run in the early hours of a snow storm on Saturday! During the week, I ran well but skipped Wednesday’s interval workout and thought I was getting sick. I felt bad about it but knew it
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