Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
With my blood pressure under control and having passed a “stress test” last week, I increased my marathon-pace workout on Thursday to three miles. Feeling better right on time to start training for the 2020 Boston Marathon!
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Today is the first day of winter! I bought some running clothes to weather the colder temperatures while training for the 2017 Eugene Marathon. I also dealt with trail closures, caught up on some running-related media, and listening to jazzy
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I was so excited when my Asics New York City Marathon singlet arrived. But, it didn’t fit! Mid-week, I learned the Four Mile Run Trail was closing for construction (again)! I listened to some funny podcasts during my long run
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The final days of The Olympic Games were thrilling! I also caught up on my favorite podcasts. I worked on my New York City Marathon playlist. I’m mid-way through The Science of Running but am going to put it away for a while. No new clothing or gear but I customized the watch face on my Garmin 630.
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It was a hot week. But, Kelly Clarkson promised that what doesn’t kill me will makes me stronger and a podcast reminded me that bad days are “the cost of doing business” if I want to get better. My new
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I bought new shoes this week – the Brooks Ghosts. They seem promising. How exciting have the Olympic Track & Field trials been? That women’s 800m final? I got stopped in the grocery store to talk about. I also got
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Clothing & Gear As I start getting ready to train for the New York City Marathon, I’m looking at my clothing and gear carefully. For some reason, I don’t have as many items for summer running as I do for
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Clothing & Gear Shoes. I forgot to mention in last week’s supplemental post that I got a new pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 19s. First things first, I blinged them out with shoe charms! I’ve worn this shoe for at
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Running is a simple sport, right? All you really need is a pair of shoes (or not) and a stretch of sidewalk, road, track, or trail. Last week, I decided to strip out the stuff that makes running fussy (for
Continue readingThe week started pretty rough. I was so exhausted after my interval workout on Monday that I stayed home from work to get some rest. I focused on running my easy days very easy and took a lot of speed
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