Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for an abridged version. Prologue The New York City Marathon is my favorite marathon! This would be my fourth consecutive running. I started training for the race back in
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My last training week before the New York City Marathon was a mixed bag. I ran my long run well but my attempt at running goal marathon pace was slow. Insomnia played a role but the weather was ideal… I’m
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I really cut down my mileage this week. And, I only had two workouts! I ran my long run as a dress rehearsal. My interval workout was hard but surprisingly chatty. I struggled with insomnia for most of the week
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I completed a 22 miler on Sunday and then started my taper! I recovered and then ran so well this week that I contemplated continuing my training and picking another goal race. But mentally, I’m ready for a break! Training
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I had a good result at the Army Ten Miler. It helped me set expectations for the New York City Marathon next month. This was the peak week in my training schedule and it featured three pretty hard workouts one
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After a rest day on Sunday, I felt ready for a final push – two more hard weeks until my taper! Confident in my endurance, I wanted to run harder this week. I ran a tough interval workout on Tuesday,
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I ran in all three local jurisdictions – Maryland for a race, the District of Columbia during a few run commutes, and Virginia for my usual runs. I focused on endurance runs with a little faster stuff mixed in. By
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Training I’ve been training for the New York City Marathon since late June/early July. It’s been rough going. I never quite hit my workouts in
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I changed my training plan a lot this week. I did a tempo run on Tuesday. It left me tired and sore by mid-week. But, that run coupled with a medium run at the end of the week helped me
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After the Parks Half Marathon on Sunday, I switched directions with my training this week and left my coach! For the rest of the week, I eased into doing more endurance runs with some strides. Training Schedule September 11th –
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