Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
The 2017 New York City Marathon is tomorrow! I ran three short but somewhat speedy workouts early in the week and then switched to easy paces starting on Thursday. I didn’t sleep well and had some weird muscle aches all week
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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
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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
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I’m getting ready for the Eugene Marathon! I started breaking in the shoes I’ll wear and I’ll start carbo-loading on Wednesday. I watched the London Marathon live and found a video of the Boston Marathon since I missed the elite
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Since I’m tapering, I only ran two workouts this week – a long on Sunday and a tempo on Thursday. The countdown to Eugene has officially started – 8 days to go! Training Schedule Week 19: April 23rd – April
Continue readingI spent most of the week in a Nyquil-induced stupor. I had a slight fever and cough on Monday. The cough lingered all week but I still got most of my mileage in. By Thursday, I felt much better after
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It feels great to be tapering! I ran well at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler on Sunday and then started my taper after Monday’s long run. Or, did I? My training load was still pretty high. At the end of
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After years of following the Pfitzinger Advanced Marathoning (Pfitz) plans, I tried a Hansons marathon training plan for the California International Marathon (CIM). I wrote about that decision in early July and about how I was adjusting to the training
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The race is less than 24 hours away! My final taper week went well. As usual, I felt slow and sluggish; existing pains seemed worse and new pains came and went out of no where. I arrived in Sacramento yesterday
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