Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
On Christmas Eve, I struggled through an interval workout in Atlanta. But, I ran a decent marathon pace marathon an hour after returning home on Wednesday. For my long run, I ran 14 miles easy instead of the 10 scheduled.
Continue readingThe word of the week: intervals! I ran sets of 400m and 200m on Monday and 1,000m on Thursday. Watching the Stanley Cup finals kept me up late twice this week but overall, I ran well. Training Schedule May 27th
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This week, I wanted to crush my speed workouts and I did. Heat and gastrointestinal issues got the best of me during my long run, but overall I felt fit and ready to start training again. Looking forward to July! Training
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It was a great week! Cooler temperatures had me thinking I should start focusing more on pace during my workouts and I ran much faster than I have these past 9 weeks. I didn’t hit goal marathon pace during my
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The rain made for hazardous conditions last week. Sia supplied another great running song, though. I watched an inspirational documentary that brought back memories of Ragnar Key West… I cracked my phone yesterday! Another reason to hate Hains Point. Clothing
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Training I’ve been training for the New York City Marathon since late June/early July. It’s been rough going. I never quite hit my workouts in
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The final days of The Olympic Games were thrilling! I also caught up on my favorite podcasts. I worked on my New York City Marathon playlist. I’m mid-way through The Science of Running but am going to put it away for a while. No new clothing or gear but I customized the watch face on my Garmin 630.
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How committed am I to my training? I did a long run before work on Monday. It was my slowest long run in two years because I focused on effort over pace due to the heat and humidity. But, I
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Hello, August! Only a few more weeks of hot weather running. I’m retreating to the treadmill for workouts on days above 80 degrees. I was very excited to drink from the new water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail. I
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Only two workouts this week as my coach transitions me to a 10-day training schedule. I managed half marathon pace pretty well during Wednesday’s tempo run but was no where close to hitting marathon pace for four miles on Saturday’s
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