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2021 London Marathon - Week 9 Banner

2021 London Marathon – Week 9

On Sunday, I turned in a sold long run but then had a lackluster speed workout on Tuesday. The humidity was too much for me during my marathon-pace workout on Thursday. I cut the run short and walked home but two strangers reminded me of all the support I have.

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2021 London Marathon - Week 4 Banner

2021 London Marathon – Week 4

This week, I started setting pace expectations for my runs. Sunday’s long run was only 16 miles so I wanted to run it faster than usual but the weather didn’t allow it. The heat also made my “speed” workout fairly slow. But I completed the runs and by the end of the week, had confidence about completing my workouts in the heat.

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2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC - Banner

2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC

This was my first time captaining a Ragnar relay team and it was a little stressful!  The temperature was around 88 degrees for my first run but otherwise, it was uneventful.  For my second run, I “doubled up” and started with Runner Three so our team could finish before the 7pm cut-off.  Unfortunately, we still received an unofficial result, which was disappointing.  The National Harbor was a great venue but the race itself was unfulfilling because the organizers didn’t give many teams enough time to finish.

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2019 New York City Marathon - Week 3 Infographic

2019 New York City Marathon – Week 3

Two weeks into my 2019 New York City Marathon training cycle and I traveled for work.  I arrived in Athens, Greece on Thursday and even though I was jet-lagged, completed a treadmill run in that night.  Out on the roads the next day, I was rewarded with two amazing sights!

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