Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
I brought out my compression tights this week to help with recovery. Tomorrow’s Boston Marathon will help me select a shoe for the Eugene Marathon. The water fountains the Custis and W&OD Trails are on! And, I was on the
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Today is the first day of winter! I bought some running clothes to weather the colder temperatures while training for the 2017 Eugene Marathon. I also dealt with trail closures, caught up on some running-related media, and listening to jazzy
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Received a 24-pack of sports gels that should last me through the New York City Marathon and beyond. Continued working hard to stay motivated despite lowering race-day expectations. A podcast had me wondering, “Could I hurt more?” (Yes!) I also
Continue readingI listened to some good podcasts this week on safety and marathon training tips. I re-read an article on getting over a bad race. The official gear for the New York City Marathon came out and I bought a singlet.
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The final days of The Olympic Games were thrilling! I also caught up on my favorite podcasts. I worked on my New York City Marathon playlist. I’m mid-way through The Science of Running but am going to put it away for a while. No new clothing or gear but I customized the watch face on my Garmin 630.
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I was inspired by the U.S. Olympic Track and Field athletes this week. But, I found it hard to stay motivated during this recent heat wave. I used my new foot pod to measure pace and distance on the treadmill
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Hello, August! Only a few more weeks of hot weather running. I’m retreating to the treadmill for workouts on days above 80 degrees. I was very excited to drink from the new water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail. I
Continue reading“Why on earth would I want to run twice a day when I can just run once a day?” This must have been what I thought when I first read about running twice-a-day (also known as running a “double” or
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I ran to work two days this week. During previous marathon training cycles, I ran to work regularly. Running to work allowed me to use the 45 minutes I spent commuting that day for my workout instead. For example, it
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