Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I ran the 2018 Navy-Air Force Half Marathon on Sunday in 1:43:16 (7:53 pace). Hurricane Florence arrived on Sunday afternoon and it rained through Tuesday but morning temperature s stayed above 70 degrees. Despite the weather, I ran hard during
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My mileage was lower than usual but two of the workout were doubles. Monday’s interval session took so much out of me that by Wednesday, I needed an unscheduled rest day. My first race of this training cycle – the
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This was the hottest week of the summer! Gauging how far or fast I ran was hard because I ran most workouts on the treadmill. Worry set in after I realized that I didn’t have a qualifying time for next
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Weather was my biggest challenge this week, particularly during my run-commute on Monday. Still, I completed my workouts! On Wednesday, I retreated to a treadmill. I found a comfortable marathon pace for Saturday’s run, but after, wondered if it was
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Despite getting plenty of sleep Sunday night, I felt terrible before Monday morning‘s workout. Doubles showed up in my training schedule and remarkably, I completed a run after work on Wednesday! The summer temperature and humidity relented on Thursday but
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During this post-recovery week, my mileage increased noticeably. Monday’s lactate threshold workout and Saturday’s 22 miler were more about finishing than pace. Also, my sleep and nutrition were disrupted as I transitioned from my current job to a temporary assignment.
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After five weeks of building mileage, this was a cut-back week. I was tempted to add on miles because I missed a medium run last week but I suppressed that urge. Then, Saturday’s 15 miler was the fastest long run
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I ran successfully early in the week but my lactate threshold run on Wednesday was a failure. Depleted, I skipped my medium run on Thursday, which hurt my weekly mileage. With a few stops, I doggedly completed 10 miles at
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Feeling more confident about my training paces, I left my heart rate monitor at home for most of my workouts. A difficult career decision impacted my runs, sleep, and eating habits. Training Schedule July 22nd – July 28th Sunday: Recovery
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I attended a work conference in Baltimore to start what was a hectic work week. I struggled to find running routes and my workouts weren’t as prepared as I wanted. By Wednesday, I started to see my running paces drop
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