Summer 2017 Training – Week 7
A week out from New York City Marathon training, I dialed down the intensity but kept my mileage up. On Monday, I ran a 3 mile tempo run on the treadmill. The next day, I did a 12 miler through
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Author: JT Running DC
Fletcher’s Cove ParkRun – June 24, 2017
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I continued my race a weekend streak. This summer, I ran the Capitol Hill Classic 10K, Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon, Belmont Bay Belmont
Continue readingSummer 2017 Training – Week 6
I slowed down a lot during my runs this week due to the heat and humidity. Today, I ran my first ParkRun! I’m about 3 weeks out from training for the 2017 New York City Marathon, but I found
Continue readingRoosevelt Island ParkRun – June 17, 2017
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I’ve been racing every weekend this summer. In the past month, I’ve done the Capitol Hill Classic 10K, Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon, Belmont
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Training Supplement – June 16, 2017
Listened to lots of podcasts these past few weeks. One got me thinking about multi-stage ultramarathon events. Am I too old to try something that grueling? Excited to see a new water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail! Got my
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2017 Lawyers Have Heart 10K
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I had a mild case of post-marathon blues after the 2017 Eugene Marathon and thought racing more would help. In the past month, I’ve
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Summer 2017 Training – Week 5
Another week, another race! I ran a 10K today. Earlier in the week, I did a tempo run on Tuesday and a medium run on Wednesday. Overall, it wasn’t a bad week. I just felt a little off. I enjoyed
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Summer 2017 Training – Week 4
I ran two races this week – a half marathon on Sunday and a 5K today. By the end of the week, my body felt like it was training for a marathon again! I pushed through it and took Friday
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2017 Belmont Bay Belmont Stakes 5K
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue It’s been a month since I ran the Eugene Marathon. I took 10 days off after that race and still didn’t feel like running
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2017 Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue It took me a while to feel like running again after the Eugene Marathon. I took a week and a half off and then
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