Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
This week, my goal was increasing the spread between my easy run and workout paces by doing the former slower. I ran Sunday’s long run so hard that afterward, the Garmin Recovery Advisor suggested four easy days! But I ran a great speed workout and medium-long run two and four days later.
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After five weeks of hard training, this was a cut-back week. I dropped my mileage from the week before by 30% but kept up the intensity. Sara Hall’s finish at the 2020 London Marathon provided inspiration during Sunday’s run! And, I attempted to improve one of my RunWashington’s DMV Distance Derby times.
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Sunday’s long run left me feeling so cocky that I spun my handheld like a pistol at the end. Then, I got some bad news at work on Monday that left me in a sullen mood – even during my workouts. But I achieved my mileage goal and ran 60 miles this week!
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On Tuesday, I ran a Yasso 800 workout to get a sense for what marathon pace might be. I had a great medium run on Thursday – the 4th fastest of the year thanks to… Oasis? And despite COVID-19 concerns, I returned to my big, national-chain gym for weight training workouts.
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Re-publishing my 2012 Boston Marathon race report had me thinking about pushing myself outside my comfort zone. On Tuesday, I completed the RunWashington Distance Derby Strava Challenge segment on Hains Point as my weekly speedwork. On Thursday, I finished my medium-long run in a relatively rapid 9:32 pace!
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The start of a new training cycle is always so exciting! I was able to stick to the schedule as planned and completed 50 miles total. By Saturday, every muscle in my body hurt! And, I despite telling myself I had closure, I felt a slight sting of missing out watching running friends complete their Boston Marathon Virtual Experience.
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My 2020 Boston Marathon training plan started on Monday! There was only one workout this week – a progression run on Thursday. It was nice easing my way back into running regularly again since the 2019 New York City Marathon.
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After a long treadmill run on Sunday, I ventured back out to the roads on Tuesday and Thursday for some very light speed-work. And, my doctors subjected me to more medical tests to see what might be causing my fatigue.
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Now that I’m back on medication, my blood pressure dropped steadily during the week but still wasn’t in the “normal” range. I felt well enough to run 10 miles on Saturday, though. It was my longest training run since mid-October.
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Another taper week as I got ready for the 2019 New York City Marathon! Unfortunately, I cut my last distance run short for fear of hitting a wall of exhaustion again. But, the other workouts of the week went well.
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