Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Sunday’s long run was the fastest long run of this training cycle! I followed it up with a solid 1000m repeat workout on Tuesday and 13-miler on Thursday. On Saturday, I ran the Roosevelt Island DC Parkrun instead of an easy run and enjoyed racing again!
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There was another snow warning to start the week and then on Wednesday and Friday, too. I had a disappointing marathon-pace workout on Sunday but a great interval session on Wednesday. But, the week ended in disaster after I tripped during an easy run, breaking two fingers and skinning my knee!
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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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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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Clothing & Gear Shoes. I forgot to mention in last week’s supplemental post that I got a new pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 19s. First things first, I blinged them out with shoe charms! I’ve worn this shoe for at
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I’m baaaack! I started training for the 2016 Boston Marathon this week. I took 5 days completely off after the California International Marathon (CIM). My rule is to take as many days off from running as I want. I like
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