Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Northern Virginia entered Phase 2 of COVID-19 re-opening on Friday, which sparked hope about life becoming closer to normal. But after my tempo run on Thursday, I couldn’t put weigh on my right foot and worried that this training cycle was over before it really began.
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It was the first week of my new training cycle! Even though there isn’t a goal race on my calendar, the prospect of getting faster is providing motivation. On Saturday, I even scoped out my neighborhood track for next week’s interval workout.
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After finishing the Reston 10 Miler on Sunday, it took my legs a few days to recover. On Thursday, the 2020 Boston Marathon and London Marathon were both postponed because of the COVID19 pandemic. But, I forced myself out the door for a 10-mile run on Friday because… well, runners run.
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I completed all of my workouts despite going through the first week of a stressful bathroom remodeling project. I ran well but struggled towards the end of my long run on Saturday. I also had some worrisome pain in my
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Inspired by the Barkley Marathons documentary and a Marathon Talk episode with Elisabet Barnes describing the Marathon de Sables, I thought I might try
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It was my first week training for the 2017 New York City Marathon! My schedule was tough but I completed all of my workouts despite heat, humidity, a rain storm, and very sore muscles. Training Schedule July 2nd – July
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Since I’m tapering, I only ran two workouts this week – a long on Sunday and a tempo on Thursday. The countdown to Eugene has officially started – 8 days to go! Training Schedule Week 19: April 23rd – April
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This was the final week of my base building phase! Once again, I hit all my pace and mileage goals. Feeling fit, fast, and fierce! (In that order.) Now, I’ll work on developing some speed endurance through longer workouts just
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Training Mileage Total: 3,051 miles* Time Spent Running: ~18 days, 15 hours* Average Pace: 8:48 pace Longest Run (Distance): 26.2 miles at the 2016 Boston and New York City marathons Longest Run (Time): 3:41:37 at the 2016 Boston Marathon Hottest
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I returned to running regularly this week! It was hard fitting some of my runs in since I’ve started seeing a chiropractor on some mornings. It’s only been two weeks since I ran the New York City Marathon, so I’m
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