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Prologue When I missed getting into the 2024 Boston Marathon by 5 seconds, I immediately selected another spring marathon to get over the sting. I chose the Ottawa Marathon because my boyfriend and I wanted to visit Quebec, Canada, which

The word that might best describe 2023 is pressure. I put a lot of it on myself last year as I returned to the Boston and New York City marathons for the first time since 2019. In January, I was

Prologue Training It’s been a challenging climb returning to fitness since my disastrous New York City Marathon in 2019. I started medication for high blood pressure after that race, but then the COVID-19 pandemic derailed everyone’s racing plans for two years.

Training Schedule October 1st – October 7th Sunday: Long Run. 16 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Strength Run. 2 x 3 miles w/800m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 9 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Off Total: ~52 Miles Notes.  I started  the week

Training Schedule September 24th – September 30th Sunday: Medium-long Run. 14 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Strength Run. 3 x 2 miles w/800m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 8 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 9 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run. 8

Training Schedule September 17th – September 23rd Sunday: Long Run. 20 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Strength Run. 4 x 1.5 miles w/800m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 9 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~63 Miles Notes. I

Training Schedule September 10th – September 16th Sunday: 2023 George Washington Patriot Run Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 1 mile w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 8 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 8 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run.

Prologue I started training for the 2023 New York City Marathon on July 2nd – the day after my 52nd birthday! Some developments at work led to me getting a new boss that week, which led to a lot of

Training Schedule September 3rd – September 9th Sunday: Long Run. 15 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Easy Run. 6 milesWednesday: Speed Run. 3 x 1600m w/600m recoveriesThursday: Easy Run. 6 milesFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 4 miles Total: ~45 Miles Notes. The long run leading into Week

Training Schedule August 27th – September 2nd Sunday: Long Run. 10 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 800m w/400m recoveryWednesday: Easy Run. 8 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 8 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 7 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 8 miles Total: ~53 Miles Notes. This week,