Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule July 23rd – July 29th Sunday: Long Run. 10 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 800m w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 6 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 8 miles
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Training Schedule July 17th – July 23rd Sunday: Medium-long Run. 15 miles Monday: Recovery Run. 6 miles Tuesday: Lactate Threshold Run. 10 miles w/7 miles @ 15K to half marathon race pace Wednesday: Recovery Run + speed. 7 miles w/6 x 100m strides
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Sunday’s long run left me feeling so cocky that I spun my handheld like a pistol at the end. Then, I got some bad news at work on Monday that left me in a sullen mood – even during my workouts. But I achieved my mileage goal and ran 60 miles this week!
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This was another recovery week. But first, I attempted a 15-miler on Sunday to see if I was prepared to run 26.2 miles for the 2020 Boston Marathon Virtual Experience next weekend. (I decided I was not.) On Friday, I returned to working on-site one day a week and commuted by bicycle!
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Between my year end review, the San Diego 50 Miler, getting ready to start training for the 2018 Boston Marathon, and having my bathroom remodeled; I haven’t had a chance to post about anything other than training until now! I
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I discovered art off the running trail near Bluemont Park and had two deer flybys. I’ve been running so many doubles that I ran out of shorts. I bought a new iPod but shattered it already. And, I listened a
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I bought new shoes this week – the Brooks Ghosts. They seem promising. How exciting have the Olympic Track & Field trials been? That women’s 800m final? I got stopped in the grocery store to talk about. I also got
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Most Memorable Races Ragnar Cape Cod. The camaraderie I have with this group of women is so special to me. And, we’re still asking one another, “Do you want a salt pill?” The Boston Marathon. The hills did not defeat
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I’ve bought some things over the past few months. Surprisingly, all of my recent clothing purchases have been shorts. I’ve looked at and tried on some tops but wasn’t happy with any of them. I did purchase a few pieces
Continue readingI love running clothes and gear! As the temperatures start to rise, I thought I’d share my favorites for the summer.* I haven’t bought any items lately, so these are from past seasons and may not be available now. But
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