Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I worked on getting my gear, nutrition, and hydration plans together for the San Diego 50 Miler! I have concerns about whether my Garmin will last the entire race but my hydration pack should be fine. I learned the hard
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I’ve spent the past few weeks “feeling my way through the darkness” of training for my first ultra-marathon! Most notably, I got used to running with a hydration pack, experienced the restorative powers of salt pills, and learned some trails
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Getting ready for ultra-marathon training, I found a good pair of trail running shoes. I also tried wireless headphones and started imaging life without iPod products. But before starting this next chapter, I looked back on my 2017 New York
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I started training for the 2017 New York City Marathon in July using a training plan from Advanced Marathoning, Second Edition. My goal was to
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My shoes smelled moldy after the 2017 Bourbon Chase, so I bought the new Mizuno Wave Rider 21s. I sweated a lot during this sultry summer, but I didn’t drown. During the race, I discovered a new caffeine product. The
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With all the sweating I’m doing due to heat, high mileage, and doubles; I sought out products to control the funky smells. Lots of construction in my neighborhood and broken water fountains on the trails. My iPod got stuck on
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I saw a lot of sites during my runs this Memorial Day weekend. Cancelled my Stridebox subscription and signed up for Runners World Box to try something new. Happy for Runner’s World David Willey‘s sub-3:30! Clothing & Gear Sports Bras.
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The Eugene Marathon was a little over a week ago and I’m starting to dissect the race. Did my carbo-load or shoes contribute to the rough start? Despite the internal criticism, I know I came out of it a tougher
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I’m getting ready for the Eugene Marathon! I started breaking in the shoes I’ll wear and I’ll start carbo-loading on Wednesday. I watched the London Marathon live and found a video of the Boston Marathon since I missed the elite
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue This would be my fifth Boston Marathon. My first was in 2012 – the most recent “hot year”. I skipped 2013 – the year
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