Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Prologue Training In Washington, D.C., the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler is the premier spring race. Last year, the race introduced a 5K the day before the race. It also added a “Double Blossom” competition for runners who do both races.
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Sunday’s long run was the fastest long run of this training cycle! I followed it up with a solid 1000m repeat workout on Tuesday and 13-miler on Thursday. On Saturday, I ran the Roosevelt Island DC Parkrun instead of an easy run and enjoyed racing again!
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I arrived back in Washington, D.C. late Monday night and jumped back into running on Tuesday with a 13 miler in 78 degree heat. On the Fourth of July, I ran a 5K. I planned to do another middle distance run on Saturday to keep my mileage up but changed my mind.
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July. The one month in the year when I’m not training for anything! After finishing the 2019 Cleveland Marathon in early May, I took a few days off and then started running regularly again. I ran the 2019 Maryland Half Marathon in early June and then steadily increased my running mileage the next week and the week after. Two days before the race, I returned to Washington, D.C. after spending the weekend in California for my high school reunion. I ran close to 13 miles on Tuesday morning, followed by 6 easy miles on Wednesday.
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According to my training plan, I started my taper for the marathon this week! Sunday’s long run was my last 20 miler of this training cycle. Thanks to the cooler weather, my training paces dropped significantly. But, I suffered some
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I continued my race a weekend streak. This summer, I ran the Capitol Hill Classic 10K, Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon, Belmont Bay Belmont
Continue readingI slowed down a lot during my runs this week due to the heat and humidity. Today, I ran my first ParkRun! I’m about 3 weeks out from training for the 2017 New York City Marathon, but I found
Continue readingScroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I’ve been racing every weekend this summer. In the past month, I’ve done the Capitol Hill Classic 10K, Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon, Belmont
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue It’s been a month since I ran the Eugene Marathon. I took 10 days off after that race and still didn’t feel like running
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This wasn’t one of my strongest training weeks. It started out alright with a 5K where the weather was cool and I ran better than expected. But, it ended with a missed morning workout which led to an evening tempo
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