2020 DCRRC JFK 20K
In mid-December, I started training for the 2020 Boston Marathon. I scheduled several races because I didn’t do much speed-work this summer and missed running fast.
Continue readingAdventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
In mid-December, I started training for the 2020 Boston Marathon. I scheduled several races because I didn’t do much speed-work this summer and missed running fast.
Continue readingMy 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.
Continue readingCold temperatures and high winds forced me to run on the treadmill on Wednesday but I completed all of my workouts. Finished the week with a great result at the 2019 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon! Training Schedule
Continue readingI fell short of 5K-10K pace during my interval workout on Monday. A “polar vortex” moved across the region mid-week and I moved workouts around to accommodate the snow and frigid temperatures. On Saturday, I decided not to be a
Continue readingWednesday’s 7 miles @ goal marathon pace surprised me – I didn’t expect much but I nailed it! Saturday’s long run went well, too. The weather was crazy this week – freezing temperatures one day and shorts weather a few
Continue readingIt was the last week of my 2018 New York City Marathon taper! Usually, I run these last workouts too hard but my hips were so sore that I surrendered to easy paces. It may be a stretch, but my
Continue readingOnly two workouts this week as my marathon taper started in earnest – a 17 mile long run on Sunday and 3×1 mile intervals on Thursday. As the temperature continued to drop, my training paces followed suit. I also took
Continue readingScroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue The 2018 Boston Marathon was going to cap a very long, and stressful training year! Last May, I started building mileage for the
Continue readingIt was a tough week! My schedule didn’t have any easy days but I created one by taking Thursday off. My time from the Shamrock Half Marathon on Sunday and interval workout on Friday were both good indicators that I’m
Continue readingAfter powering through last week’s peak mileage week, I only ran one hard workout during this cut-back week – a general aerobic run on Thursday. Monday’s interval workout was a bust. I took Tuesday off and ran easy for the
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