2020 Boston Marathon – Week 5
The theme for the week: hills! On Sunday, I ran a hilly 12 mile long run and then on Tuesday, I did hard 10 x 3-minute hill repeats. I finished the week by racing the 2020 DCRRC JFK 20K on Saturday.
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2020 Boston Marathon – Week 4
Now that the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays were over, I could focus on marathon training! This week was the last relatively easy one of the training cycle. Going forward, the schedule will have three legitimate workouts a week.
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2020 Boston Marathon – Week 3
I returned from Tampa, Florida very early on Sunday morning, slept for a few hours, and then completed a 12 miler in the rain. Two days later, I ushered in the new year by running the 2020 New Day New Year’s 10K.
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2020 Boston Marathon – Week 2
On Tuesday, I traveled to the warmth of the Tampa area in Florida for the Christmas holiday. I ran Thursday’s marathon-pace workout in Starkey Wilderness Park. My splits were consistent but felt a little hard.
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2020 Boston Marathon – Week 1
My 2020 Boston Marathon training plan started on Monday! There was only one workout this week – a progression run on Thursday. It was nice easing my way back into running regularly again since the 2019 New York City Marathon.
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2019 Boston Marathon
The afternoon heat made it a tough day but the cheering crowds made the race bearable.
I went into the race with a lot of confidence after running the 2019 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon in 1:38:36 (7:32 pace) – my fastest half marathon in three years! My goal was sub-3:28:00 (7:57 pace). But, in the days before the race, my knees were killing me.
A few miles into the race, I was already sweating. By the time I reached Newton, running 7:59 pace, the temperature was probably just under 70 degrees! I left that town down to 8:08 pace but rallied in Brookline.
My time was 3:34:40 (8:12 pace). My goal marathon for this spring was actually the 2019 Cleveland Marathon so, I plan to take a few days off and then start training again.
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2019 Boston Marathon – Week 18
During my last training week before the 2019 Boston Marathon, all of my runs were easy. (I skipped the 2019 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler on Sunday.) I expected I’d feel better during the taper but I think I felt worse!
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2019 Boston Marathon – Week 17
It was my last week of workouts and it showed. At the end of Thursday’s workout, I wanted to curl up on the sidewalk and take a nap! But, I enjoyed viewing the cherry blossoms during my runs downtown. Training
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2019 Boston Marathon – Week 16
Both weekday workouts were run commutes because getting up early was a struggle. My strength workout on Tuesday was done in very windy conditions but I ran well. I booked my flight to Boston so there’s no turning back now!
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2019 Boston Marathon – Week 15
No long run this week as I adjusted my schedule to run hard on Sundays. Only two workouts but I pushed hard on those days, seeking signs from my legs on whether I could set a marathon PR this spring.
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