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 I started training for the 2017 New York City Marathon in July using a training plan from Advanced Marathoning, Second Edition. My goal was to
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The 2017 New York City Marathon is tomorrow! I ran three short but somewhat speedy workouts early in the week and then switched to easy paces starting on Thursday. I didn’t sleep well and had some weird muscle aches all week
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My shoes smelled moldy after the 2017 Bourbon Chase, so I bought the new Mizuno Wave Rider 21s. I sweated a lot during this sultry summer, but I didn’t drown. During the race, I discovered a new caffeine product. The
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One week until the 2017 New York City Marathon! This week, the weather was near perfect for running. I ran a fast long run on Sunday trying to finish in time to cheer for Marine Corps Marathon runners. All of
Continue readingAfter a huge mileage week, I “only” ran two workouts. I was so tired after the 2017 Bourbon Chase that I took two extra easy days. I was back on schedule by Wednesday, though. Training Schedule October 15th – October
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue (If you’re not familiar with relays, my race report from 2015 Ragnar Cape Cod has a brief description of how they work.) This would
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It was my final hard training week before tapering for the 2017 New York City Marathon. The Army Ten Miler was disappointing due to the heat. I didn’t plan for the 2017 Bourbon Chase very well and accidentally ran 93
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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
Continue readingI tried compression socks in an effort to alleviate some plantar fasciitis pain in my left foot. I had a good experience with a caffeine product but troubles with sunglasses. There were lots of new things to look at on
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I had a fantastic training week! Cooler weather at the start of the week helped me run faster than usual. I had some plantar fasciitis and piriformis pain, though. I’m looking forward to the Army Ten Miler tomorrow and The
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