Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule August 14th – August 20th Sunday: Long Run. 17 miles Monday: Rest or cross-train Tuesday: Recovery + speed 7 mi w/ 6 x 100 m strides Wednesday: VO2max Run. 10 mi w/5 x 1,200 m @ 5K race pace; jog 50
Continue reading
Just as I was feeling like my fitness was improving, my body showed signs of over-training: fatigue during my speed workouts and the return of piriformis syndrome. The weather also played a part as a storm on Thursday morning forced me to run my threshold run in the afternoon.
Continue reading
One week until the 2017 New York City Marathon! This week, the weather was near perfect for running. I ran a fast long run on Sunday trying to finish in time to cheer for Marine Corps Marathon runners. All of
Continue readingAfter a huge mileage week, I “only” ran two workouts. I was so tired after the 2017 Bourbon Chase that I took two extra easy days. I was back on schedule by Wednesday, though. Training Schedule October 15th – October
Continue reading
It wasn’t a particularly hard week – two medium intensity days during the workweek and then a long run today that included the Fletcher’s Cove ParkRun. I start training for the New York City Marathon tomorrow! But, I’m not
Continue reading
This week, if I was running, I was probably running hard! I ran the Capitol Hill Classic 10K on Sunday, a fast 8 miler on Tuesday, some mile repeats on Wednesday, and a hard 12 miler on Friday. Training Schedule
Continue reading
Greetings from Eugene, Oregon! I think this was my most restful taper ever – I “only” ran 32 miles this week. My workouts went well but I felt sluggish during some of them, which isn’t unusual for a taper. My
Continue reading
After two tough workouts, I decided I should respect the marathon and take it easy for the rest of the week. I’m looking forward to running the Boston Marathon on Monday and then focusing on the Eugene Marathon in three
Continue reading
Fantastic week! I ran a great time at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler and followed it up with some equally good training. 9 days until the Boston Marathon and 28 days until Eugene! Training Schedule Week 16: April 2nd –
Continue reading
I ran a strong 22 miler, a hard 12 miler that ended up being marathon pace, and a lot of 400m repetitions this week. I’m running the 2017 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler tomorrow! With only 35 days until the Eugene
Continue reading