Category: California International Marathon

CIM Training – Week 10

In marathon training, it seems like there’s always a week when it seems like so many things are conspiring against my training plan – I’m tired, my [insert essential body part for running] hurts, work is demanding, the weather is

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CIM Training – Week 9

I had a pretty good week.  I (finally!) hit goal marathon pace in a workout.  I was thrilled!  I also hit goal pace during my long run today.  So, there’s a rainbow and a fierce-looking dog in this week’s infographic

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CIM Training – Week 7

I had two tough workouts this week.  I did alright with the intervals on Monday even though I struggled a little in the middle.  But, I couldn’t pull off the goal marathon pace (GMP) tempo workout on Wednesday.  (“Again!“)  After

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CIM Training – Week 6

Things really escalated quickly this week!  Overall mileage hit 70 miles a week and I had three really hard workouts – 800m intervals, 8 miles at goal marathon pace (GMP), and an 18 mile long run.  How rough was it? 

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CIM Training – Week 5

While Week 4 was marked with a lot of self-doubt, Week 5 was all about confidence.  I challenged myself to hit my goal paces during my “something of substance” workouts and I did.  (The infographic has flames this week because

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CIM Training – Week 4

This week, I reached that point in marathon training where I feel like I’m on auto-pilot.  I woke up at 5:30am (or earlier) every day and got out of bed without too much resistance.  I completed all my scheduled workouts

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CIM Training – Week 3

The week started rough.  I couldn’t remember the last time I felt this tired during marathon training.  I managed to hit goal marathon pace (7:38 for a 3:20 marathon) on Wednesday despite serious doubts before the workout.  That was followed

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CIM Training – Week 2

It was a pretty good training week.  My run on Monday was a little rough, but the others weren’t so bad.  Overall, I was a little tired but that’s to be expected when you’re starting marathon training.  My runs this

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CIM Training – Week 1

I completed the first week of training for the 2015 California International Marathon! I thought I would post weekly updates on how my training is going.  As I was thinking about how to format them, I thought maybe it would

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