Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I entered the race preparation phase of the training program this week. All the hard work came early with three workouts in a row. I had a rough medium run on Wednesday. But, I ran the 2017 Dulles Day on the
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I discovered art off the running trail near Bluemont Park and had two deer flybys. I’ve been running so many doubles that I ran out of shorts. I bought a new iPod but shattered it already. And, I listened a
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This was the highest mileage week in my training plan. The schedule had 87 miles with five workouts including a 24 mile long run today (which I didn’t complete.) Looking ahead, I’m racing next weekend! Oh, and I registered for
Continue readingTechnically, it was a cut-back week because my mileage was lower. But, there were still five workouts in the schedule. I had a good interval workout – the first of this training cycle – on Tuesday but felt terrible after
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It was a great week! Cooler temperatures had me thinking I should start focusing more on pace during my workouts and I ran much faster than I have these past 9 weeks. I didn’t hit goal marathon pace during my
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I’ve been run/dancing to Pitbull lately. Jillian Michaels had me laughing out loud but Pace The Nation had me lost in serious thought. I explored trails and parks just off my normal routes. And, I found a good belt for
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I bounced back from last week. Cooler temperatures later in the week helped. And, I ran with a better attitude. Training Schedule August 20th – August 26th Sunday: Recovery Run. 6 miles (AM) + Recovery Run. 4 miles (PM) Monday:
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Five workouts this week: a threshold pace run, two medium runs, a general aerobic workout, and a long run! Coupled with the weather, it was too much for me. I hate it when a good week is followed by a
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With all the sweating I’m doing due to heat, high mileage, and doubles; I sought out products to control the funky smells. Lots of construction in my neighborhood and broken water fountains on the trails. My iPod got stuck on
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A cut-back week but I ran my workouts hard. In fact, for the mileage, I ran faster than I have in weeks! Looking ahead, I’m actually excited about doing a threshold run in two days. Training Schedule August 6th –
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