Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
This week, I wanted to crush my speed workouts and I did. Heat and gastrointestinal issues got the best of me during my long run, but overall I felt fit and ready to start training again. Looking forward to July! Training
Continue readingThe speed workouts changed this week and they had me running some uncomfortable paces. But, I met my goal of just completing them. It rained almost continuously for the entire week but I only got drenched during my long run
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I ran 400m repetitions on Monday and 1,200m intervals on Thursday. My “long” run today was only 9 miles. For cross training, I lifted weights three days this week. And, I had my first “normal” blood pressure reading in a
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This week was all about adjusting. I started running regularly again and followed a schedule from Daniels’ Running Formula, which included two speed workouts. I also lifted weights for the first time in years. But, the biggest change was starting
Continue readingTwo and a half weeks ago, I finished the cold, rainy, and windy 2018 Boston Marathon! Thoroughly warm and dry, it’s time to look back at my last training cycle and ahead to the summer. I’ll start training for the
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