Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
This week, I was on vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York. I completed my long run the Saturday before leaving Virginia so I only did two workouts during the trip. Even though there was a rail-trail nearby, I felt safer running them both on the track.
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Sunday’s double in 80 degree heat almost turned into a medical emergency. On Thursday, I just couldn’t will myself to run in the heat again and my weekly mileage suffered for it. Generally, I find myself trying to reconcile two very different training adaptations – running 26 miles fast and completing 50 miles slow.
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It was a bit of a recovery week before I started the race preparation phase of my 2019 New York City Marathon training cycle. And, I moved a few workouts around so I would have two easy days before the 2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC.
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I have never been the type of runner who simply slides on her shoes and heads out the door. No, I plot the direction and terrain of almost all of my runs. This post is probably more relevant for urban
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The week started with a distressing medium run on a very technical trail. But, I rebounded and ran a strong interval workout and general aerobic run during the week. I completed my longest run ever – 28 miles – on
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This week, I saw an ad for the Mizuno Wave Rider 20. I really hope the new model is as good as the old. I did two runs as commutes, which allowed me to enjoy some art and check in
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