Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I’ve been run/dancing to Pitbull lately. Jillian Michaels had me laughing out loud but Pace The Nation had me lost in serious thought. I explored trails and parks just off my normal routes. And, I found a good belt for
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Between the heat and humidity, I hit a wall this week physically and mentally. Tuesday’s interval workout left me completely wrecked. Wednesday’s moderate run wasn’t much better. So, I ran today’s tempo run inside on a treadmill. That was better.
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After last Saturday’s long run, I was happy for some easy running on Sunday and Monday. I nailed Tuesday’s interval workout on Chicago’s busy but flat Lakefront Trail in low 70 degree temperatures. Then, I had a few recovery run
Continue readingClothing & Gear Amphipod AirFlow Lite Waistpack. I received this waistpack as a gift this week. I’ve noticed I’m taking fewer pictures on my runs now that I’m wearing the armband instead of a SPI-belt – it’s a hassle to
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It feels great to be tapering! I ran well at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler on Sunday and then started my taper after Monday’s long run. Or, did I? My training load was still pretty high. At the end of
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Confident in my endurance when Sunday’s long run wasn’t completely miserable, I started layering faster miles into my workouts this week. I’ve been trying to go to bed earlier to get more sleep and that seemed to help my training.
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