Hello folks. As I mentioned last week, I plan to keep up the training recap link up because it’s such fun. However, I had to give it a new name for me because I’m not actively training, I’m just in maintenance mode right now. I will still be running (and even doing a couple of races) in between now and when I start training for the Berlin Marathon. But I’ll primarily be focused on cross training and keeping my base level of running up. I imagine I’ll run a few days a week for the next month or so before training gets going. In that spirit, I will continue to enjoy all of your training recaps, so please do keep linking up! This is a low-key link up, but if you participate regularly, link back to this blog. Now on to my first maintenance training recap!
Monday: 4.9 easy, slowish miles to see the Cherry Blossoms after work with Dawn. The crowds were out along with the blossoms and there was some speed in there to get around people. Boy did this help my legs – they were SO sore from the race the prior day.
Tuesday: Five easy, HUMID miles with my friend Jen. The weather made me really nervous about summer. Yikes.
Wednesday: 2 mile walk home.
Thursday: 2 mile walk to dinner in Columbia Heights.
Friday: Rest.
Saturday: 3.3 easy miles to the Cherry Blossom Expo and then to lunch. It was super windy but I found it funny that both my runs were just about the same pace (9:46). I guess I’m consistent, which is good.
Sunday: Cherry Blossom Ten Miler! This was such fun and a lovely day and another PR. Full race recap to come, but it was great!
Total mileage for the week: 23.6 miles
Total mileage for the year: 392.68 miles
Is it spring yet in your neck of the woods? We are getting there with chilly mornings and awesomely nice afternoons!
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Two weekends of back-to-back PR! Your hard work and grit is definitely paying off. Keep inspiring!
Thank you! Now I’m tired 🙂
Congrats on your PR today! I missed Cherry Blossom – I was supposed to run with 3 friends but they each had to cancel for various reasons, and I also had a lot going on this weekend and just wasn’t feeling it this morning. It was a beautiful day for it though!I was supposed to run it last year too and ended up being injured for it, so maybe I’m just not meant to run it ;)!
Aw, you have to run it some year. It’s so fun!
Congrats on another PR! You are a PR machine so far this year 🙂
The PRs are definitely going to slow down because I’m not racing again for awhile 🙂
Just leaving spring now and heading into autumn! Well done on another PR! Back to back PRs in two different distances, now that is quite something!!!
Thank you – autumn is my favorite season, enjoy!
Congrats on yet another PR, Courtney! You’ve been killing it lately!
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Thanks – I expected to be able to PR since my 10 mile PR was a whole year ago. Yesterday’s weather was perfect for racing!
I second what Kathryn said – Courtney, you’ve been killing it! Congrats on your PR!
I’m glad you’ll still be doing the linkup, I’ve really enjoyed following everyone’s training. I love the picture of you with the cherry blossoms!
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Yes, I’ve really enjoyed this linkup as well. No way I could stop it 🙂
You’re on a PR roll. Congrats.
I would love to run where there are cherry blossoms – just brown here with still a little snow around.
Berlin will be amazing…jealous.
OMG I’m so excited about Berlin! 🙂
Congratulations on your back to back PRs and what looks like a great week of running and “maintenance training”. I don’t really target specific races too often, so I just call my weekly workout post something generic haha. This race always seems like fun from the recaps I read so I can’t wait to read yours!
It is really fun – I think you’d like it. Weather can be dicey but this year was perfect!
Awesome race!!! looks like you had a great week! 🙂
Missed the Cherry Blossom 10 miler this year, it looked beautiful as usual. Can’t believe you pulled out another PR! Love keeping up with your journey!
Awesome on the PR! You’re killing it! I love DC this time of year 🙂 Boston is still FREEZING!!!
Jonathan keeps saying that he believes this summer is “going to be a doozy;” my response is usually, “I really wish you’d stop saying that.” 😉 Big congrats to you, my friend, on back-to-back PR weekends; this is awesome! Can you do another one this week? I”m living vicariously over here, okay?
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This mild winter also has me scared for what summer will be like! Love that first picture. I was trying to find a similar pic with cherry blossoms and the monument, but I guess I wasn’t looking in the right place. So happy to meet you in person!
Well done! Yesterday was such a nice day 🙂 Promise I’ll finish my Germany recaps this week haha
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Awesome! You are such an inspiration to me *_*
Oh wow, another PR? You are crushing it! I’m glad you are keeping the link up. I love reading all of the recaps, and just see what everyone is doing. I’m also interested in what you do in your “down time”. I tend to be a bit lost when I don’t have a training plan. I can always use suggestions on that!!
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