Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
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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I started the next phase of the Daniels’ Running Formula’s half marathon training plan just as my training paces were feeling more comfortable. In the meanwhile, my plantar fasciitis finally felt better! Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, I left for a summer vacation in upstate New York on Saturday.
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Running was much more enjoyable this week as I paced my workouts at my current fitness rather than my past. It was the last week of Phase II of the Daniels’ Running Formula’s half marathon plan and I decided to continue working on speed rather than graduating to marathon training.
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My foot felt better and I did a long run on Sunday. I biked to the track to take some of the pressure off my feet. I started to feel a little more hopeful. On Saturday, my boyfriend and I headed to central Virginia for a change of scenery.
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My right foot was so sore that I opted for a bike ride on Sunday instead of a long run. It was fun seeing the roads that I’ve traveled from a different perspective. I managed an interval workout on the track on Tuesday and Thursday, though.
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Northern Virginia entered Phase 2 of COVID-19 re-opening on Friday, which sparked hope about life becoming closer to normal. But after my tempo run on Thursday, I couldn’t put weigh on my right foot and worried that this training cycle was over before it really began.
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It was the first week of my new training cycle! Even though there isn’t a goal race on my calendar, the prospect of getting faster is providing motivation. On Saturday, I even scoped out my neighborhood track for next week’s interval workout.
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Essentially, this was a repeat of Week 17 from my 2019 Boston Marathon training only this time, I finished it feeling race-ready! I constantly wondered whether I’m adequately recovered, though. Training Schedule May 5th – May 11th Sunday: Long Run.
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My long run on Sunday was a little rough. It wasn’t until mid-week that my legs finally felt recovered enough to handle hard workouts. By Saturday, I felt confident about running a marathon again in a couple of weeks!
Continue readingI ran my longest run in the early hours of a snow storm on Saturday! During the week, I ran well but skipped Wednesday’s interval workout and thought I was getting sick. I felt bad about it but knew it
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