2020 Year End Review
2020 started optimistically! In December, I joined an online group to train for the 2020 Boston Marathon and was starting to feel better after a disappointing 2019 New York City Marathon.
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Tag: RunWashington Strava Challenge
Winter of 2020 – Week 1
After a week of down-time, I started my winter training cycle! My goal is just to be fitter by spring so I can properly train for the 2021 London Marathon next fall. However, I was so focused on house-hunting that the first workout caught me by surprise.
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Fall of 2020 – Week 9
For the first time in 7 years, I was not running the New York City Marathon on the first Sunday in November. Instead, this was a recovery week and I dropped by mileage by 30%. With the lighter load, I did a RunWashington’s DMV Distance Derby run on Thursday only to discover I ran it the wrong direction!
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Fall of 2020 – Week 5
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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Fall of 2020 – Week 3
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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Fall of 2020 – Week 2
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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