Finding a New Running Shoe
Before any given run, I spend a little bit of mental energy thinking about a few things – what to eat or drink, what the weather is like, what to wear, where to run, what pace I should target… This
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Author: JT Running DC
Adjusting to Hansons
I haven’t officially started training for the 2015 California International Marathon training (that will start July 26th) but once I decided to use the Hansons Marathon Method, I thought it might be a good idea to read the plan more
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Freedom Four Miler and Firecracker 5K
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. I ran two races this week! I was already planning to run the Firecracker 5K on the Fourth of July. But, at the last minute,
Continue readingChoosing My Fall 2015 Marathon Training Plan
For the past three years, my goal fall marathon was either the New York City Marathon (“NYCM”) or Marine Corps Marathon (“MCM”). Training for a marathon in the heat and humidity of Washington, D.C. was miserable. Runs that started comfortable
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Crofton 10K – 2015
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Wait, What? Until a few days ago, my plan was to run the Lawyers Have Heart 10K (LHH). But, the Washington DC area had been
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Back On Track
This week, I had my first visit to the track since last summer. For the past year, I’ve been doing interval workouts on the trail or the treadmill either due to weather conditions or to avoid crowds at the track.
Continue readingPre-Summer 2015 Running Clothes & Gear
I love running clothes and gear! As the temperatures start to rise, I thought I’d share my favorites for the summer.* I haven’t bought any items lately, so these are from past seasons and may not be available now. But
Continue readingCapitol Hill Classic 10K – 2015
It’s hard to do lengthy race reports for shorter races. They’re over so quickly that I don’t have time to remember much about them. The Course It’s a pretty good course. It starts at a school in Capitol Hill that
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Daniels, and Hudson, and Hansons… Oh my!
Continue reading2015 Ragnar Cape Cod
I wasn’t going to write a race report for Ragnar Cape Cod since I considered it more of a social event than a competitive one. I didn’t do any specific training for it. But, since I ran my legs hard
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