Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
After a fantastic long run on Sunday, I did a mini-taper before running the Alexandria (Virtual) Turkey Trot on Thursday. My course was a 5-mile loop around the Tidal Basin and Hains Point. Next up: a recovery week before training for an undetermined spring marathon.
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For the first time in 7 years, I was not running the New York City Marathon on the first Sunday in November. Instead, this was a recovery week and I dropped by mileage by 30%. With the lighter load, I did a RunWashington’s DMV Distance Derby run on Thursday only to discover I ran it the wrong direction!
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After five weeks of hard training, this was a cut-back week. I dropped my mileage from the week before by 30% but kept up the intensity. Sara Hall’s finish at the 2020 London Marathon provided inspiration during Sunday’s run! And, I attempted to improve one of my RunWashington’s DMV Distance Derby times.
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Rather than start another training plan between now and the fall, I decided to just focus on getting my overall pace for the week under 10:00. And, I continued mulling over whether I was fit enough to do the 2020 Virtual Boston Marathon.
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A planned recovery week turned into a complete taper after I felt light-headed during Sunday’s back-to-back long run. I took the next three days easy – eating, hydrating, and sleeping well – because my body needed rest more than workouts.
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On Sunday, I thought my legs would be tired after a hiking trip the day before but they were good for a 13 miler. I planned a cut-back week anyway but didn’t run at all from Monday through Wednesday.
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This was a cut-back week, with only 50 miles scheduled in the Hanson Marathon Method. Two stressful life events preoccupied my thoughts during my runs and led to an extra rest day. But overall, my workouts felt much easier! Training
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This was the hottest week of the summer! Gauging how far or fast I ran was hard because I ran most workouts on the treadmill. Worry set in after I realized that I didn’t have a qualifying time for next
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After five weeks of building mileage, this was a cut-back week. I was tempted to add on miles because I missed a medium run last week but I suppressed that urge. Then, Saturday’s 15 miler was the fastest long run
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Last week’s recovery continued with easy running through Tuesday of this week. My plan called it “fine tuning” but my lungs labored and legs lacked “pop” after so many days off. But, this would be my last back-to-back long run
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