Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Last week’s recovery continued with easy running through Tuesday of this week. My plan called it “fine tuning” but my lungs labored and legs lacked “pop” after so many days off. But, this would be my last back-to-back long run
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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
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I entered the race preparation phase of the training program this week. All the hard work came early with three workouts in a row. I had a rough medium run on Wednesday. But, I ran the 2017 Dulles Day on the
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Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Rock ‘n’ Roll DC has a special place in my heart because it’s the largest marathon entirely within the District of Columbia and, in
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One of the unexpected mental parts of running is how, despite dozens of races behind me, I still get anxious during race week. I ran less overall mileage this week but the average pace was faster – 8:27. Less than
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Solid training week. I ran a lot of miles around marathon pace. I’m running the Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon next weekend! Training Schedule Week 11: February 26th – March 4th Sunday: Recovery run. 8 miles + sprints Monday:
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I did a lot of steady running this week in an attempt to recovery a bit. It’s amazing how cutting back just a little can make a huge difference. I got my mojo back! Training Schedule Week 9: February 12th
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This was the final week of my base building phase! Once again, I hit all my pace and mileage goals. Feeling fit, fast, and fierce! (In that order.) Now, I’ll work on developing some speed endurance through longer workouts just
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My first 20 miler of the training cycle is done. I missed some speed work but ran a lot of miles that should help me in a marathon. My mantra was, Get fit! Training Schedule Week 4: January 8th –
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Brrr! It got cold this week. It snowed overnight Thursday and again today. My piriformis pain returned but it wasn’t severe. I ran two hard workouts this week – a 12 miler with some half marathon and marathon pace miles
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