Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule September 3rd – September 9th Sunday: Long Run. 15 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Easy Run. 6 milesWednesday: Speed Run. 3 x 1600m w/600m recoveriesThursday: Easy Run. 6 milesFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 4 miles Total: ~45 Miles Notes. The long run leading into Week
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The word that best describes 2022: Balance. There were ups and downs, but overall, everything evened out! The year started a bit slow. January began with a snowstorm that lasted a few days, and the month ended with a trip to Ithaca,
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Training Schedule August 21st – August 27th Sunday: Long Run. 20 miles Monday: Rest or cross-train Tuesday: Recovery + speed. 7 mi w/ 8 x 100 m strides Wednesday: Recovery Run. 6 miles Thursday: Medium-long Run. 12 miles Friday: Recovery + speed. 5 miles
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Training Schedule July 31st – August 6th Sunday: Long Run. 18 miles Monday: Rest or cross-train Tuesday: VO2Max Run. 10 miles. 6x1000m @ 5K pace w/jog 50-90% interval time Wednesday: Medium-long Run. 15 miles Thursday: Recovery Run. 6 miles Friday: Medium-long Run. 12 miles
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Training Schedule June 19th – June 25th Sunday: Long Run. 14 miles Monday: Rest or cross-training Tuesday: Lactate-threshold Run. 10 miles w/5 miles @ 15K to half marathon race pace Wednesday: Recovery Run. 5 miles Thursday: Medium-long Run. 12 miles Friday: Recovery Run,
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I was having a rough training cycle, so when both the Boston Marathon and London Marathon were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was disappointed but also slightly relieved that I wouldn’t have two struggle-fests this spring. But, I knew I would “run anyway” as I did after the 2012 New York City Marathon was canceled.
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It was a bit of a cut-back week distance-wise but my workouts were hard! By the end of the week, I adjusted my goal time for the 2020 Boston Marathon to a sub-3:42, which is around sub-8:31 pace. Training Schedule
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Training [dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”raised” width=”875px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”4″ border_color=”#d0021b” rounded_corners=”false” outside_shadow=”false” ] Mileage Total: 2,481.8 miles Days of Running: 277 days (88 days off) Time Spent Running: ~15 days, 15 hours Average Pace: 9:06 pace Longest Run (Distance): 26.2 miles
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I entered a tricky stage in my training where I should start tapering for the New York City Marathon, but I still need to maintain high mileage for the Brazos Bend 50 Miler. This week, the ultra-marathon won and I skipped my mid-week speed workout in favor of a medium run.
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This week, I entered the “strength” phase of the Hansons Marathon Method. With snow in the forecast for Wednesday morning, I moved my goal marathon pace workout to Thursday. On Saturday afternoon, I napped for hours after my first 20
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