Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
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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I ran successfully early in the week but my lactate threshold run on Wednesday was a failure. Depleted, I skipped my medium run on Thursday, which hurt my weekly mileage. With a few stops, I doggedly completed 10 miles at
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Feeling more confident about my training paces, I left my heart rate monitor at home for most of my workouts. A difficult career decision impacted my runs, sleep, and eating habits. Training Schedule July 22nd – July 28th Sunday: Recovery
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I attended a work conference in Baltimore to start what was a hectic work week. I struggled to find running routes and my workouts weren’t as prepared as I wanted. By Wednesday, I started to see my running paces drop
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Fully recovered from jet-lag and a cold, this felt like the first week of marathon training. Like a good runner, I pushed myself during workouts but eased off on recovery days. On Saturday, I completed my first marathon-pace workout of
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The thrill of starting my training cycle for the 2018 New York City Marathon was snuffed out quickly. Due to jet-lag and a cold, Saturday’s long run was my only workout of the week! Next week should be much better.
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If it’s July, I’m starting to train for the New York City Marathon! This will be my sixth consecutive year participating in the event, which is consistently the highlight of my running year. Everything about this race is big! It
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