Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule August 6th – August 12th Sunday: Long Run. 12 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 4 x 1200m w/400m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 7 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 10 miles Total: ~51 Miles Notes. The long run leading into
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There’s trail construction everywhere! I’m navigating current or upcoming closures on the Four Mile Run, Mount Vernon, and Route 50 trails. I learned heart rate monitors have a battery that can be replaced. Who knew?! I’m still breaking in my
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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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Between the heat and humidity, I hit a wall this week physically and mentally. Tuesday’s interval workout left me completely wrecked. Wednesday’s moderate run wasn’t much better. So, I ran today’s tempo run inside on a treadmill. That was better.
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It was a hot week. But, Kelly Clarkson promised that what doesn’t kill me will makes me stronger and a podcast reminded me that bad days are “the cost of doing business” if I want to get better. My new
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I traveled to Chicago this weekend. I ran on the Lakefront Trail and enjoyed the views. I tested my new Brooks Ghosts on the trip and bought a heart rate monitor. Along the way, I listened to some good podcasts
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