Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
After powering through last week’s peak mileage week, I only ran one hard workout during this cut-back week – a general aerobic run on Thursday. Monday’s interval workout was a bust. I took Tuesday off and ran easy for the
Continue readingI made it through the peak mileage week for this training cycle – over 85 miles total! It kicked off with the 2018 Reston 10 Miler where I ran 1:19:19 (7:56 pace) and finished with a 22 miler in 3:17:58
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I was mid-way through training for the 2018 Boston Marathon before the race. I wanted to run my first tune-up race a little earlier
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I ran four workouts this week and they were all packed together. I did general aerobic runs on Monday and Thursday, a medium run on Wednesday, and an interval workout on Tuesday. I took Friday and Saturday easy in preparation
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The only bathroom in my townhouse was being remodeled, so I stayed at a hotel this week. I took Sunday off because I was very tired after my long run last week and I didn’t pack the right clothes for
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I completed all of my workouts despite going through the first week of a stressful bathroom remodeling project. I ran well but struggled towards the end of my long run on Saturday. I also had some worrisome pain in my
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I took a week off after the San Diego 50 Miler and am now training for the 2018 Boston Marathon! After weeks of mostly slow running with frequent breaks, picking up the pace and going non-stop was exhausting! Training Schedule
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Inspired by the Barkley Marathons documentary and a Marathon Talk episode with Elisabet Barnes describing the Marathon de Sables, I thought I might try
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It was record-breaking cold this week. But, for the most part, I missed running in it because I was sick! I ran the Fairfax Four Miler on Sunday, skipped my next three workouts due to illness, and did a 10
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With Sunday’s medium run, I surpassed 3,168 miles for the year and set a new personal record! Running conditions were miserable due to cold temperatures and strong winds. I ran my last long run on the treadmill. Now, I’m tapering
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