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Winter of 2020 – Week 10

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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Fall of 2020 – Week 11

This would be my last hard week of training because I decided to run the 2020 Alexandria (Virtual) Turkey Trot next week. But, it was still a stressful week because my boyfriend and I put a contract on a house! Ultimately, we didn’t get it, though, and by Thursday I was relieved to run off some of the anxiety!

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2019 New York City Marathon – Week 10

Fully recovered from the cold I had after 2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC, I resumed the race preparation phase of my training. On Sunday, I ran a trail 10 miler as the second long-run of my weekend. Mid-week fatigue led me to push my marathon pace workout to Thursday, which meant there was only one easy day before my 22 miler.

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2019 New York City Marathon Infographic - Week 6

2019 New York City Marathon – Week 6

Running 28 miles over the weekend left me exhausted by Monday night and I slept for 9 hours! My weekday runs were good, but not great, which was confirmation that my body needed recovery.  But, I finished my 20 mile long run on Saturday feeling marathon-ready!

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Training Supplement – September 15, 2018

  I purchased the newest Mizuno Wave Rider. Having tried several brands, I finally found a comfortable and reliable pair of wireless headphones!  A flooded out trail interrupted my interval workout.  And, I listened to a great podcast about the

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