Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I entered the race preparation phase of the training program this week. All the hard work came early with three workouts in a row. I had a rough medium run on Wednesday. But, I ran the 2017 Dulles Day on the
Continue readingTechnically, it was a cut-back week because my mileage was lower. But, there were still five workouts in the schedule. I had a good interval workout – the first of this training cycle – on Tuesday but felt terrible after
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It was a great week! Cooler temperatures had me thinking I should start focusing more on pace during my workouts and I ran much faster than I have these past 9 weeks. I didn’t hit goal marathon pace during my
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I bounced back from last week. Cooler temperatures later in the week helped. And, I ran with a better attitude. Training Schedule August 20th – August 26th Sunday: Recovery Run. 6 miles (AM) + Recovery Run. 4 miles (PM) Monday:
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Five workouts this week: a threshold pace run, two medium runs, a general aerobic workout, and a long run! Coupled with the weather, it was too much for me. I hate it when a good week is followed by a
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A cut-back week but I ran my workouts hard. In fact, for the mileage, I ran faster than I have in weeks! Looking ahead, I’m actually excited about doing a threshold run in two days. Training Schedule August 6th –
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I ran 78 miles that included a two-a-day, threshold run, two medium runs, and a long run with some miles at marathon race pace! And, I didn’t sleep well this week so it was rough at times. But, I did
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Unlike last week when warm temperatures drove me inside, I ran all my workouts outside. I ran a general aerobic run with strides on Monday, and medium runs on Tuesday and Thursday. Today, I ran my first 20 miler of
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Despite traveling and very little sleep this week, I got my runs in! I ran a tempo run on Monday and medium runs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I did them all on the treadmill due to 80 degree morning
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It was my first week training for the 2017 New York City Marathon! My schedule was tough but I completed all of my workouts despite heat, humidity, a rain storm, and very sore muscles. Training Schedule July 2nd – July
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