Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
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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Lost in thought, I messed up Tuesday’s 400m and 200m interval workout… again! And, I couldn’t will myself out of bed on Thursday morning for that speed session, so I moved it to Friday. My long run on Saturday was
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Buying some light-weight tops before my next training cycle was a priority. The wireless headphones I bought back in March died, so I bought another brand. In my mind, healthy people eat oatmeal for breakfast, so that’s just what I
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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
Continue readingThe word of the week: intervals! I ran sets of 400m and 200m on Monday and 1,000m on Thursday. Watching the Stanley Cup finals kept me up late twice this week but overall, I ran well. Training Schedule May 27th
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With summer heat looming, I bought some light-weight running clothes. I ran speed workouts on the Four Mile Run Trail and proclaimed it “my track”. After most of my hard days, I refueled with recovery drinks. And, I finally watched
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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
Continue readingHello Subscribers, Somehow, I accidentally published a draft post this morning! I changed it back to draft on my end but I think subscribers to this blog still got the email. You can delete it and look forward to the
Continue readingThe speed workouts changed this week and they had me running some uncomfortable paces. But, I met my goal of just completing them. It rained almost continuously for the entire week but I only got drenched during my long run
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I ran 400m repetitions on Monday and 1,200m intervals on Thursday. My “long” run today was only 9 miles. For cross training, I lifted weights three days this week. And, I had my first “normal” blood pressure reading in a
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