Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
My time at Sunday’s hot and humid Army Ten Miler was 1:18:49 (7:53 pace). Tuesday’s interval workout was already going terribly when I encountered a three-mile detour around the 14th Street Bridge. By Thursday, I gave up on 70+ degree
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue With 35,000 registered runners, the Army Ten Miler is one of the most popular races in Washington, D.C. This would be my 10th time
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I ran the 2018 Navy-Air Force Half Marathon on Sunday in 1:43:16 (7:53 pace). Hurricane Florence arrived on Sunday afternoon and it rained through Tuesday but morning temperature s stayed above 70 degrees. Despite the weather, I ran hard during
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the abridged version. Prologue Going into the race, I’d been training for the 2018 New York City Marathon since July using the 18 week, 55-70 miles per week
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I ran successfully early in the week but my lactate threshold run on Wednesday was a failure. Depleted, I skipped my medium run on Thursday, which hurt my weekly mileage. With a few stops, I doggedly completed 10 miles at
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Feeling more confident about my training paces, I left my heart rate monitor at home for most of my workouts. A difficult career decision impacted my runs, sleep, and eating habits. Training Schedule July 22nd – July 28th Sunday: Recovery
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue After running my slowest marathon ever at the 2018 Boston Marathon, I wanted to run stress-free this summer and focus on speed work before
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On Thursday morning, I ran my long run faster than usual. That night, I lost sleep watching the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup! I missed the start for the Lawyers Have Heart 10K but jumped into the Crofton 10K
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This week, I wanted to crush my speed workouts and I did. Heat and gastrointestinal issues got the best of me during my long run, but overall I felt fit and ready to start training again. Looking forward to July! Training
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue The Army Ten Miler is one of the largest 10 milers in the world. It’s also one of my favorite local races. Running with
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