Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I overdid it a little on Sunday and Monday by logging 30 miles in two days! I felt terrible every morning after that but strangely, I ran pretty well! I’m thinking 8:00 pace for the Parks Half Marathon tomorrow but
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The summer heat had me down but this week I decided I wasn’t giving up on this training cycle just yet. Living in one of the best cities for running helped lift my mood but battled dehydration did not… How
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This may be one of my shortest training posts I’ve ever done because I only had one workout this week. Last Saturday’s long run took so much out of me that my coach assigned easy running for the other days.
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Like most runners in the area, I’m done with summer. To get me through this week, I relied on fun music to lift my mood and new gear. On my runs this week, there were safety concerns, hazards, and interesting animal sightings on the rail trails.
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The first repetition all downhill and fast. I ran a little harder than the conditions may have warranted but it still felt like marathon effort. But during the 5th repetition, I decided to dial things back significantly and mentally prepare myself to just finish.
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The final days of The Olympic Games were thrilling! I also caught up on my favorite podcasts. I worked on my New York City Marathon playlist. I’m mid-way through The Science of Running but am going to put it away for a while. No new clothing or gear but I customized the watch face on my Garmin 630.
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My training had a little more variety this week. I ran two tempo runs as workouts – one on the treadmill and the other on the trails. But, the heat and suspicious treadmill data continued to confound any of my
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I was inspired by the U.S. Olympic Track and Field athletes this week. But, I found it hard to stay motivated during this recent heat wave. I used my new foot pod to measure pace and distance on the treadmill
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An exhausting long progression run on Sunday and then a lot of easy running. I had a fartlek run on Wednesday, but I didn’t understand my coach’s notes so it was more like an easy run with some pick-ups. Then,
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It’s been an Olympic Week! “One Moment in Time” came up on my playlist and inspired a couple of workouts. I tried some new products for fueling my runs and traded big spaghetti dinners for bland salmon with rice the
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