Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Training Schedule August 27th – September 2nd Sunday: Long Run. 10 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 800m w/400m recoveryWednesday: Easy Run. 8 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 8 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 7 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 8 miles Total: ~53 Miles Notes. This week,
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Training Schedule May 8th – May 14th Sunday: Long Run. 12 miles Monday: Off Tuesday: Lactate Threshold Run. 9 miles w/4 miles @ LT pace Wednesday: Recovery Run. 6 miles Thursday: Recovery Run. 5 miles Friday: General Aerobic Run. 9 miles Saturday:
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This week, I only had two workouts – a medium-long run on Sunday and a marathon-pace workout on Thursday. Mostly, I prepared to race and accept that I may not re-qualify for the Boston Marathon. But, one month after having COVID-19 and having to skip the London Marathon, I’m grateful for the opportunity to start. On Friday, my partner and I left Washington, D.C., and made our way to Boston by way of New York City.
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On Sunday, I turned in a sold long run but then had a lackluster speed workout on Tuesday. The humidity was too much for me during my marathon-pace workout on Thursday. I cut the run short and walked home but two strangers reminded me of all the support I have.
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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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It turned into a bit of an easy week because the speed and threshold workouts weren’t particularly difficult. I also felt a great sense of relief when the London Marathon announced the 2021 race would be canceled. Back in April, I was in no shape to run in a “championship”. Instead of dragging my broken body across a finish line, I’ll have the chance to compete next year.
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It was the first week of my new training cycle! Even though there isn’t a goal race on my calendar, the prospect of getting faster is providing motivation. On Saturday, I even scoped out my neighborhood track for next week’s interval workout.
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Sunday’s long run had me feeling like my old self. But then the marathon-pace workout had me doubting my fitness again. I’ve been tapping into my positivity for a few months now and the cracks are beginning to show.
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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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My goal was to get my training up to 50 miles a week but a disastrous long run on Sunday foiled that plan. I ran an interval ladder on Tuesday to add some variety to my speed workouts and tried to find threshold pace in 75 degree weather on Thursday.
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