Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Last week’s recovery continued with easy running through Tuesday of this week. My plan called it “fine tuning” but my lungs labored and legs lacked “pop” after so many days off. But, this would be my last back-to-back long run
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I worked on getting my gear, nutrition, and hydration plans together for the San Diego 50 Miler! I have concerns about whether my Garmin will last the entire race but my hydration pack should be fine. I learned the hard
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This training plan takes recovery seriously! After Sunday’s 15 miler, the rest of the running this week was easy. The mileage will ramp up again for two weeks before I start tapering. Training Schedule December 10th – December 16th Sunday: Medium-long
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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I’ve spent the past few weeks “feeling my way through the darkness” of training for my first ultra-marathon! Most notably, I got used to running with a hydration pack, experienced the restorative powers of salt pills, and learned some trails
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The week started with a distressing medium run on a very technical trail. But, I rebounded and ran a strong interval workout and general aerobic run during the week. I completed my longest run ever – 28 miles – on
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I ran for five days after finishing the 2017 New York City Marathon so I could break my previous running streak. Then, I took
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The 2017 New York City Marathon was only two weeks ago and I’m already training for the 2018 San Diego 50 Miler! I ran three hard workouts including a 25 mile long run on Saturday – part one of two
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Preface Over the years, people have asked me if I’d ever run an ultra-marathon. I always answered with some variation of, “Absolutely not!” My thinking began to change last fall when I watched a documentary on the Barkley Marathons. Even
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Getting ready for ultra-marathon training, I found a good pair of trail running shoes. I also tried wireless headphones and started imaging life without iPod products. But before starting this next chapter, I looked back on my 2017 New York
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