Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
The Marine Corps 10K is part of the Marine Corps Marathon weekend, including a 50K. Typically, I clear a path personally and professionally to lock into my training cycle and fight aggressively to keep anything from impacting my training. But,
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My training was locked in this week. I ran a solid 18 miler on Sunday, a Yasso 800 workout on Tuesday (that suggested I might be able to my 2022 Boston Marathon qualifying time) and a medium-long run on Thursday.
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After an easy start to the week, the workouts turned challenging with more miles at goal marathon pace on Wednesday. But, the training intensity and schedule finally seemed to click. Saturday’s long run was bitterly cold and windy but
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It’s been a while since I compiled one of these “training supplements” – the last one was back in October before I started tapering for the 2018 New York City Marathon. I enjoyed some spectacular views of Washington, D.C. landmarks
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My shoes smelled moldy after the 2017 Bourbon Chase, so I bought the new Mizuno Wave Rider 21s. I sweated a lot during this sultry summer, but I didn’t drown. During the race, I discovered a new caffeine product. The
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My last training week before the New York City Marathon was a mixed bag. I ran my long run well but my attempt at running goal marathon pace was slow. Insomnia played a role but the weather was ideal… I’m
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I had a great time supporting runners at the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday! Mentally, I’m feeling on top of the world and ready to run hard on Sunday. I gathered my race day flair together this weekend and will
Continue readingThe week started pretty rough. I was so exhausted after my interval workout on Monday that I stayed home from work to get some rest. I focused on running my easy days very easy and took a lot of speed
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This race report was originally posted on the RunningAhead community boards in October 2014. Some content has been edited since that initial publication. Prologue “Have you run Marine Corps?” As a marathoner in the area, I was continually asked this question and I
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