Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule June 12th – June 18th Sunday: Marathon pace Run. 16 miles w/10 miles @ marathon paceMonday: Rest or cross-trainTuesday: General aerobic + speed. 8 mi w/ 10 x 100m stridesWednesday: Easy Run. 5 milesThursday: Medium-long Run. 11 milesFriday: Easy Run. 5
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Training Schedule June 5th – June 11th Sunday: Long Run. 16 miles Monday: Rest or cross-train Tuesday: Lactate Threshold Run. 9 miles w/5 miles @ 15K to half marathon race pace Wednesday: Easy Run. 7 miles Thursday: Medium-long Run. 12 miles Friday: Easy Run.
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Training Schedule May 29th – June 4th Sunday: Rest or cross-train Monday: Medium-long Run. 15 miles Tuesday: Recovery Run. 4 miles Wednesday: General Aerobic Run + Speed. 9 miles w/6 x 10 sec. hill sprints + 8 x 100m strides Thursday: Recovery Run. 5 miles
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Training Schedule May 22nd – May 28th Sunday: Marathon-pace run. 15 miles w/8 miles at marathon paceMonday: Rest or cross-trainTuesday: Medium-long Run. 10 milesWednesday: Recovery Run. 4 milesThursday: Lactate Threshold Run. 8 miles w/4 miles at lactate threshold paceFriday: Recovery Run. 4 milesSaturday:
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Training Schedule May 15th – May 21st Sunday: Long Run. 14 milesMonday: Rest or cross-trainTuesday: General Aerobic Run + Speed. 7 miles w/6 x 10 sec. hill sprints + 8 x 100m stridesWednesday: Medium-long Run. 10 milesThursday: Easy Run. 4 milesFriday: General
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Training Schedule May 8th – May 14th Sunday: Long Run. 12 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Lactate Threshold Run. 9 miles w/4 miles @ LT pace Wednesday: Recovery Run. 6 miles Thursday: Recovery Run. 5 miles Friday: General Aerobic Run. 9 miles Saturday:
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Prologue Back in November, when I created my training plan for the 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, I wrote about how much I wanted to return to the New York City Marathon and the Boston Marathon. Unfortunately, I found out
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After the 2021 Boston Marathon, my boyfriend and I spent a day at a spa in the Poconos and then returned to Washington, DC. Physically, I was fine – I hadn’t run the race all out. But mentally, I was sore from not re-qualifying for the 2022 Boston Marathon and maintaining training momentum for two mostly race-less years. But, I only took four days off from running before hitting the roads again.
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A very late year-end review for 2021! It was another year of injury and illness. Last February, I fell, breaking two fingers and skinning my knee! In May, I started training for the 2021 London Marathon (as part of the inaugural Wanda Age Group Championship). But in September, I tested positive for COVID-19! A month after recovering, I ran the 2021 Boston Marathon! Unfortunately, I did not re-qualify for next year’s race. For the rest of the year, I ran relatively low mileage but focused on interval training in an attempt to get my speed back in 2022.
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This week, I only had two workouts – a medium-long run on Sunday and a marathon-pace workout on Thursday. Mostly, I prepared to race and accept that I may not re-qualify for the Boston Marathon. But, one month after having COVID-19 and having to skip the London Marathon, I’m grateful for the opportunity to start. On Friday, my partner and I left Washington, D.C., and made our way to Boston by way of New York City.
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