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2017 Eugene - Week 6 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 6

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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2017 Eugene - Week 5 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 5

I hit all my goal paces during my workouts and ran some pretty good mileage!  It would be greedy to ask for more.  One more week of base building to go… Training Schedule Week 5: January 15th – January 21st

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2016 NYCM Week 15 Infographic

2016 New York City Marathon Training – Week 15

After a rest day on Sunday, I felt ready for a final push – two more hard weeks until my taper!  Confident in my endurance, I wanted to run harder this week.  I ran a tough interval workout on Tuesday,

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NYCM Week 13 Infographic

2016 New York City Marathon Training – Week 13

I changed my training plan a lot this week.  I did a tempo run on Tuesday.  It left me tired and sore by mid-week.  But, that run coupled with a medium run at the end of the week helped me

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Training Supplement – September 15, 2016

I listened to some good podcasts this week on safety and marathon training tips.  I re-read an article on getting over a bad race.  The official gear for the New York City Marathon came out and I bought a singlet. 

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2016 Boston Marathon Training – Week 15

How quickly things change!  Last week, I felt invincible.  Then, I tripped and injured my knee during my long run on Sunday – the first day of my peak training week.  I took Monday off but ran through pain the

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CIM Training – Week 17

Am I tapering, yet?  With most plans, I can figure out when the taper starts pretty clearly.  But with this one, I’m not so sure.  I had a day off on Wednesday, ending an 84 day running steak, and the

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