Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule August 6th – August 12th Sunday: Long Run. 12 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 4 x 1200m w/400m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 7 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 10 miles Total: ~51 Miles Notes. The long run leading into
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Training Schedule July 30th – August 5th Sunday: Long Run. 8 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 5 x 1000m w/400m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 6 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 7 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~44 Miles Notes. The long
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Training Schedule July 23rd – July 29th Sunday: Long Run. 10 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 800m w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 6 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 8 miles
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Training Schedule July 16th – July 22nd Sunday: Long Run. 12 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 8 x 600m w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 6 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 6 miles
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Training Schedule July 9th – July 15th Sunday: Long Run. 12 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 12 x 400m @ 5K pace w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Easy Run. 6 miles Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 6 miles
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Training Schedule July 2nd – July 8th Sunday: Long Run. 10 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Wednesday: Easy Run. 6 miles Thursday: Easy Run. 6 miles Friday: Easy Run. 6 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~40 Miles Notes. Strangely, the
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Prologue When I think about Mile 16 of the 2019 New York City Marathon, I remember feeling like I wanted to quit. It’s a feeling I’ve only had a handful of times in my running career. By Mile 21, I was
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Prologue When I left the finish area after the 2021 Boston Marathon a year and a half ago, I thought I might never see it again because I was so far from time-qualifying shape. But, I worked my way back! 2021
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Training Plan I’m trying the Advanced plan from Hanson’s Marathon Method for my 2023 Boston Marathon training cycle. December covered weeks 1 to 3. Training Paces I started the month using training paces based on my 42:58 (8:36 pace) from the 2022 Alexandria Turkey Trot
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Prologue Leaving the finish line area at the 2021 Boston Marathon, I soaked in the view and how I felt because I wasn’t sure I would ever return. But I trained hard over the summer and ran a Boston Marathon
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