Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
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 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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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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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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Weather was my biggest challenge this week, particularly during my run-commute on Monday. Still, I completed my workouts! On Wednesday, I retreated to a treadmill. I found a comfortable marathon pace for Saturday’s run, but after, wondered if it was
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Despite getting plenty of sleep Sunday night, I felt terrible before Monday morning‘s workout. Doubles showed up in my training schedule and remarkably, I completed a run after work on Wednesday! The summer temperature and humidity relented on Thursday but
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During this post-recovery week, my mileage increased noticeably. Monday’s lactate threshold workout and Saturday’s 22 miler were more about finishing than pace. Also, my sleep and nutrition were disrupted as I transitioned from my current job to a temporary assignment.
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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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Construction started on a section of the Custis Trail and there seemed to be a safety improvement at the “Intersection of Doom” in Rosslyn. My quest for a visor that fits around my adult sized small head continued. A podcast
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