Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule July 3rd – July 9th Sunday: Long Run. 20 miles Monday: Rest or cross-train Tuesday: Recovery Run. 6 miles Wednesday: Medium-long Run. 13 miles Thursday: Recovery Run. 5 miles Friday: Medium-long Run. 11 miles Saturday: Recovery Run + Speed. 6 miles + 6 x 100m
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On Sunday morning, I had a normal blood pressure reading! I celebrated with a 30-minute treadmill run at the gym. The next day, my run around the neighborhood didn’t end well so I retreated back to the reliability of the treadmill on Saturday.
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This week, I tried to get the snap back in my legs by running shorter intervals. Just as I was getting into a training groove, a trip to San Diego for my high school reunion caused me to move some workouts around.
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The weather turned hot and humid just in time for my next mileage increase and an attempt at setting a regular running schedule. I ran two workouts over 10 miles and an interval session. Feeling adventurous, I tried a new access point to the Mount Vernon Trail, which was exciting for me!
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Last week, I ran so well that I prepared myself for a slow-down this week. But, every workout – even intervals on the treadmill – was solid. I finished the week thinking, “This is fitness!” Training Schedule February 24th –
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue (If you’re not familiar with relays, my race report from 2015 Ragnar Cape Cod has a brief description of how they work.) This would
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This week, I saw an ad for the Mizuno Wave Rider 20. I really hope the new model is as good as the old. I did two runs as commutes, which allowed me to enjoy some art and check in
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It’s been an Olympic Week! “One Moment in Time” came up on my playlist and inspired a couple of workouts. I tried some new products for fueling my runs and traded big spaghetti dinners for bland salmon with rice the
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Hello, August! Only a few more weeks of hot weather running. I’m retreating to the treadmill for workouts on days above 80 degrees. I was very excited to drink from the new water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail. I
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Here’s a marathon training tip for you: don’t do a hard 15 miler the day before a tempo run. This week, I learned that lesson the hard way and went to a very painful place. Somehow, I came out of
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