Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
It was a bit of a cut-back week distance-wise but my workouts were hard! By the end of the week, I adjusted my goal time for the 2020 Boston Marathon to a sub-3:42, which is around sub-8:31 pace. Training Schedule
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For most of the week, I was in Athens, Greece, having arrived last Thursday. Even though I never found a trail or track, I completed a speed workout on Thursday. My return flight landed on Friday night and I ran long the next day!
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Week 1 of my New York City Marathon training cycle featured a nice mix of long intervals and steady endurance running before a weekend trip to the Shenandoah Valley.
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The week started with a long run on the treadmill but I got in two quality runs on the trails during the week. After six days of running on the treadmill, I reconsidered my racing goals for the fall.
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My goal was to get my training up to 50 miles a week but a disastrous long run on Sunday foiled that plan. I ran an interval ladder on Tuesday to add some variety to my speed workouts and tried to find threshold pace in 75 degree weather on Thursday.
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I have never been the type of runner who simply slides on her shoes and heads out the door. No, I plot the direction and terrain of almost all of my runs. This post is probably more relevant for urban
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I purchased the newest Mizuno Wave Rider. Having tried several brands, I finally found a comfortable and reliable pair of wireless headphones! A flooded out trail interrupted my interval workout. And, I listened to a great podcast about the
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My mileage was lower than usual but two of the workout were doubles. Monday’s interval session took so much out of me that by Wednesday, I needed an unscheduled rest day. My first race of this training cycle – the
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I missed the second “supplement” for August, so this post is longer than usual. I bought the Garmin 645! My replacement Jaybird X3 Wireless Headphones died, so my pursuit for a good pair of wireless headphones continues. Pace the Nation,
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We finally had accumulating snow here in the Washington, D.C. area! I was disappointed that the Custis and W&OD trails weren’t treated but a podcast put the conditions in perspective. And, the Four Mile Run Trail narrowed where it goes
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