Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Prologue Training It’s been a challenging climb returning to fitness since my disastrous New York City Marathon in 2019. I started medication for high blood pressure after that race, but then the COVID-19 pandemic derailed everyone’s racing plans for two years.
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Training Schedule September 24th – September 30th Sunday: Medium-long Run. 14 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Strength Run. 3 x 2 miles w/800m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 8 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 9 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 8
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Training Schedule September 17th – September 23rd Sunday: Long Run. 20 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Strength Run. 4 x 1.5 miles w/800m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 9 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~63 Miles Notes. I
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Training Schedule September 10th – September 16th Sunday: 2023 George Washington Patriot Run Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 1 mile w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 8 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 8 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run.
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Training Schedule August 27th – September 2nd Sunday: Long Run. 10 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 800m w/400m recoveryWednesday: Easy Run. 8 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 8 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 7 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 8 miles Total: ~53 Miles Notes. This week,
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Training Schedule August 20th – August 26th Sunday: Long Run. 14 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 3 x 1600m w/600m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 7 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 10 miles
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Training Schedule July 30th – August 5th Sunday: Long Run. 8 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 5 x 1000m w/400m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 6 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 7 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~44 Miles Notes. The long
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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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Prologue When I think about Mile 16 of the 2019 New York City Marathon, I remember feeling like I wanted to quit. It’s a feeling I’ve only had a handful of times in my running career. By Mile 21, I was
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I finished the 2019 New York City Marathon last month in a very disappointing 4:07:46 (9:28 pace). After the marathon, I planned to run the 2019 Brazos Bend 50 Miler but instead spent the next month visiting doctors and taking care of my general health. In the end, I was treated for high blood pressure and a Vitamin D deficiency. Feeling better, I started preparing my 2020 Boston Marathon training plan!
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