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2021 Year End Review

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A very late year-end review for 2021! It was another year of injury and illness. Last February, I fell, breaking two fingers and skinning my knee! In May, I started training for the 2021 London Marathon (as part of the inaugural Wanda Age Group Championship). But in September, I tested positive for COVID-19! A month after recovering, I ran the 2021 Boston Marathon! Unfortunately, I did not re-qualify for next year’s race. For the rest of the year, I ran relatively low mileage but focused on interval training in an attempt to get my speed back in 2022.

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2019 Year End Review

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Training [dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”raised” width=”875px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”4″ border_color=”#d0021b” rounded_corners=”false” outside_shadow=”false” ] Mileage Total: 2,481.8 miles Days of Running: 277 days (88 days off) Time Spent Running: ~15 days, 15 hours Average Pace: 9:06 pace Longest Run (Distance): 26.2 miles

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2018 Year End Review

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Training [dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”raised” width=”875px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”4″ border_color=”#d0021b” rounded_corners=”false” outside_shadow=”false” ]Mileage Total: 2,634.5 miles Days of Running: 281 days (84 days off) Time Spent Running: ~16 days, 19 hours Average Pace: 9:11 pace Longest Run (Distance): 46 miles on

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Training Supplement – October 1, 2018

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Watching Eliud Kipchoge set a new world record at the Berlin Marathon was thrilling!  Qualifying for the Boston Marathon got a little harder. Two podcasts I listened to addressed the lack of female coaches.  And, I bought some more comfortable

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Training Supplement – September 15, 2018

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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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Training Supplement – September 1, 2018

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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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Training Supplement – August 1, 2018

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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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