Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule July 16th – July 22nd Sunday: Long Run. 12 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 8 x 600m w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 6 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 6 miles
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Training Schedule July 9th – July 15th Sunday: Long Run. 12 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 12 x 400m @ 5K pace w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Easy Run. 6 miles Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 6 miles
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Training Schedule July 2nd – July 8th Sunday: Long Run. 10 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Easy Run. 6 miles Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~40 Miles Notes. Strangely, the
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Prologue When I think about Mile 16 of the 2019 New York City Marathon, I remember feeling like I wanted to quit. It’s a feeling I’ve only had a handful of times in my running career. By Mile 21, I was
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Prologue When I left the finish area after the 2021 Boston Marathon a year and a half ago, I thought I might never see it again because I was so far from time-qualifying shape. But, I worked my way back! 2021
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The word that best describes 2022: Balance. There were ups and downs, but overall, everything evened out! The year started a bit slow. January began with a snowstorm that lasted a few days, and the month ended with a trip to Ithaca,
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Training Plan I’m trying the Advanced plan from Hanson’s Marathon Method for my 2023 Boston Marathon training cycle. December covered weeks 1 to 3. Training Paces I started the month using training paces based on my 42:58 (8:36 pace) from the 2022 Alexandria Turkey Trot
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Prologue My last race was the 2022 Alexandria Turkey Trot 5 Miler, where I ran 42:58 (8:53 pace) after nursing a broken toe for almost two months. My boyfriend and I spent the holiday in upstate New York where I split
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Prologue Leaving the finish line area at the 2021 Boston Marathon, I soaked in the view and how I felt because I wasn’t sure I would ever return. But I trained hard over the summer and ran a Boston Marathon
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Prologue My last race was the 2022 Erie Marathon, where I successfully re-qualified for next year’s Boston Marathon! The next day, I broke my right pinky toe on the coffee table and took several weeks off running. I began running again before
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