Category: Eugene Marathon

2017 Eugene - Week 19 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 19

Since I’m tapering, I only ran two workouts this week – a long on Sunday and a tempo on Thursday.  The countdown to Eugene has officially started – 8 days to go! Training Schedule Week 19: April 23rd – April

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2017 Eugene - Week 17 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 17

After two tough workouts, I decided I should respect the marathon and take it easy for the rest of the week.  I’m looking forward to running the Boston Marathon on Monday and then focusing on the Eugene Marathon in three

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2017 Eugene - Week 16 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 16

Fantastic week!  I ran a great time at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler and followed it up with some equally good training.  9 days until the Boston Marathon and 28 days until Eugene! Training Schedule Week 16: April 2nd –

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2017 Eugene - Week 14 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 14

Nailed my interval workout on Tuesday and pushed hard to salvage my marathon pace workout on Thursday.  At the end of the week, I got two recovery days since I’m switching my long runs to Sundays to line up hard

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2017 Eugene - Week 13 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 13

I couldn’t train how I wanted this week.  Between post-RnR DC Half Marathon recovery and snow, I didn’t run a lot of quality miles until later in the week.  It’s 50 days until Eugene!  Oh, and one month until Boston!!!

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2017 Eugene - Week 12 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 12

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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