Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Mileage Total: 3,222 miles Days of Running: 323 (42 days off) Time Spent Running: ~19 days, 23 hours Average Pace: 8:57 pace Longest Run (Distance): 30 miles on December 9, 2017. Longest Run (Time): 5:20:02 on December 9, 2017.
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I discovered art off the running trail near Bluemont Park and had two deer flybys. I’ve been running so many doubles that I ran out of shorts. I bought a new iPod but shattered it already. And, I listened a
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I’ve been run/dancing to Pitbull lately. Jillian Michaels had me laughing out loud but Pace The Nation had me lost in serious thought. I explored trails and parks just off my normal routes. And, I found a good belt for
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I did a lot of treadmill running this month. I also traveled to Austin, TX and ran on their Butler Trail. I bought two light-weight tanks for summer running in Washington, D.C. Through a podcast, I got a reminder
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Listened to lots of podcasts these past few weeks. One got me thinking about multi-stage ultramarathon events. Am I too old to try something that grueling? Excited to see a new water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail! Got my
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I saw a lot of sites during my runs this Memorial Day weekend. Cancelled my Stridebox subscription and signed up for Runners World Box to try something new. Happy for Runner’s World David Willey‘s sub-3:30! Clothing & Gear Sports Bras.
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The Eugene Marathon was a little over a week ago and I’m starting to dissect the race. Did my carbo-load or shoes contribute to the rough start? Despite the internal criticism, I know I came out of it a tougher
Continue readingI brought out my compression tights this week to help with recovery. Tomorrow’s Boston Marathon will help me select a shoe for the Eugene Marathon. The water fountains the Custis and W&OD Trails are on! And, I was on the
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I’m running two marathons in the next five weeks and thought it’s about time I got myself ready! I’m fairly sure which shoes I want to wear and ordered some gels. I’m working on my playlist but I’m not finding
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Bought some socks at the 2017 Rock ‘n’ Roll DC expo. Encountered the construction detour on the Mount Vernon Trail. Saw Runner’s World came out with a “runner box”. Listened to a few podcasts. Clothing & Gear Socks. Balega Second
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