Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I entered a tricky stage in my training where I should start tapering for the New York City Marathon, but I still need to maintain high mileage for the Brazos Bend 50 Miler. This week, the ultra-marathon won and I skipped my mid-week speed workout in favor of a medium run.
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Sunday’s double in 80 degree heat almost turned into a medical emergency. On Thursday, I just couldn’t will myself to run in the heat again and my weekly mileage suffered for it. Generally, I find myself trying to reconcile two very different training adaptations – running 26 miles fast and completing 50 miles slow.
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This week was supposed to start the race preparation cycle of my training, but I was down and out with a cold for three days! Fall officially arrived on Sunday but the temperatures in the Washington, DC region were still breaking records.
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Running 28 miles over the weekend left me exhausted by Monday night and I slept for 9 hours! My weekday runs were good, but not great, which was confirmation that my body needed recovery. But, I finished my 20 mile long run on Saturday feeling marathon-ready!
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A six hour hike in the Shenandoah Valley on Sunday wrecked my legs but I re-bounded by mid-wee. I ran two 11 milers and finished the week with a 15 miler in 80+ degree heat.
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Week 1 of my New York City Marathon training cycle featured a nice mix of long intervals and steady endurance running before a weekend trip to the Shenandoah Valley.
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On Sunday, I thought my legs would be tired after a hiking trip the day before but they were good for a 13 miler. I planned a cut-back week anyway but didn’t run at all from Monday through Wednesday.
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I arrived back in Washington, D.C. late Monday night and jumped back into running on Tuesday with a 13 miler in 78 degree heat. On the Fourth of July, I ran a 5K. I planned to do another middle distance run on Saturday to keep my mileage up but changed my mind.
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This week, I tried to get the snap back in my legs by running shorter intervals. Just as I was getting into a training groove, a trip to San Diego for my high school reunion caused me to move some workouts around.
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I fell short of 5K-10K pace during my interval workout on Monday. A “polar vortex” moved across the region mid-week and I moved workouts around to accommodate the snow and frigid temperatures. On Saturday, I decided not to be a
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