50k training: week 10
Only two more weeks until race day! I cannot believe how quickly time flew by. It may be early February, it seems like spring is just...
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thesunflowerstride
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Book Review: Can't Hurt ME by David Goggins
David Goggins writes about the singular mission to prove himself to himself through achieving absurd physical feats. His overarching...
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thesunflowerstride
- Feb 3
- 3 min
50k training: week 9
This week, I capped off the third week in a building block that focused on some threshold/10k efforts and long runs that were either...
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thesunflowerstride
- Jan 23
- 3 min
50k training: week 8
Wow, another great week of training and the Mid-Maryland 50k is less than a month away! With the Salisbury marathon as my main focus, the...
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thesunflowerstride
- Jan 18
- 3 min
50k training: weeks 6&7
Well, it has been a whirlwind few weeks at my house lately! Week 6 was disrupted by a mild case of the flu, and week 7 included a bit of...
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thesunflowerstride
- Jan 2
- 3 min
50K training: week 5
I enjoyed some beautiful trail runs this week while out in Williamsburg for a family vacation, as well as a VERY unstructured workout...
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thesunflowerstride
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
50k training: week 4
This week had some enjoyably hard efforts, as well as some of the coldest runs that I have ever done. I am ready to invest in some warmer...
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thesunflowerstride
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
50k training: week 3 (or how to address pain before it becomes an injury!)
There is an impending sense of doom when a runner begins experiencing a consistent pain, particularly if the pain worsens over time....
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thesunflowerstride
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
50k training: week 2
Another week of 50k training in the books! Here's the week in a snapshot: Monday: 5 miles on the treadmill, 47:34 Tuesday: 9.29 miles,...
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thesunflowerstride
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
50k Training: week one
Happy Monday! Every Monday, I will recap my 50k training from the week before, my thoughts on the process, and any cool sights along the...
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thesunflowerstride
- Nov 25, 2022
- 4 min
Frederick turkey trot 2022-a sub 20 5k and 3rd place finish
On November 24th, 2022 I ran a 31 second personal best to finish the Frederick Turkey Trot with a 19:23 5k time. I was the third woman...
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thesunflowerstride
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
How to run a race in the cold
Whether it is your local turkey trot or a parkrun, being appropriately prepared for cold weather when racing is important. Precipitation...
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thesunflowerstride
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
How to Run In The Heat: 3 takeaways from the 2022 nyc marathon
Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters The 2022 New York City Marathon was the hottest on record since the marathon's move to November in 1986,...
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thesunflowerstride
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
AM I A Runner?
Many people find themselves logging miles day in and day out, yet that elusive title of runner seems to evade them. They think they are...
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