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2021 London Marathon – Week 4

This week, I started setting pace expectations for my runs. Sunday’s long run was only 16 miles so I wanted to run it faster than usual but the weather didn’t allow it. The heat also made my “speed” workout fairly slow. But I completed the runs and by the end of the week, had confidence about completing my workouts in the heat.

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2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC

This was my first time captaining a Ragnar relay team and it was a little stressful!  The temperature was around 88 degrees for my first run but otherwise, it was uneventful.  For my second run, I “doubled up” and started with Runner Three so our team could finish before the 7pm cut-off.  Unfortunately, we still received an unofficial result, which was disappointing.  The National Harbor was a great venue but the race itself was unfulfilling because the organizers didn’t give many teams enough time to finish.

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2019 New York City Marathon - Week 3 Infographic

2019 New York City Marathon – Week 3

Two weeks into my 2019 New York City Marathon training cycle and I traveled for work.  I arrived in Athens, Greece on Thursday and even though I was jet-lagged, completed a treadmill run in that night.  Out on the roads the next day, I was rewarded with two amazing sights!

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2019 Firecracker 5K for the Troops

July.  The one month in the year when I’m not training for anything! After finishing the 2019 Cleveland Marathon in early May, I took a few days off and then started running regularly again.  I ran the 2019 Maryland Half Marathon in early June and then steadily increased my running mileage the next week and the week after. Two days before the race, I returned to Washington, D.C. after spending the weekend in California for my high school reunion.  I ran close to 13 miles on Tuesday morning, followed by 6 easy miles on Wednesday.

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