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2023 New York City Marathon - Week 12 Banner

2023 New York City Marathon – Week 12

Training Schedule September 17th – September 23rd Sunday: Long Run. 20 milesMonday: OffTuesday: Strength Run. 4 x 1.5 miles w/800m recoveriesWednesday: Easy Run. 6 milesThursday: Threshold Run. 9 miles @ marathon paceFriday: Easy Run. 6 milesSaturday: Easy Run. 6 miles Total: ~63 Miles Notes. I

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2023 New York City Marathon - Week 11 Banner

2023 New York City Marathon – Week 11

Training Schedule September 10th – September 16th Sunday: 2023 George Washington Patriot Run Monday: Off Tuesday: Speed Run. 6 x 1 mile w/400m recoveries Wednesday: Easy Run. 8 miles Thursday: Threshold Run. 8 miles @ marathon pace Friday: Easy Run. 7 miles Saturday: Easy Run.

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2022 Erie Marathon Banner

2022 Erie Marathon

Prologue My last marathon was the 2021 Boston Marathon. Unfortunately, I ran a disappointing 4:12:00, which didn’t re-qualify me for next year’s race!  After running eight consecutive Boston Marathons, I left the finish line area wondering if I’d ever run

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2022 Erie Marathon - Week 6 Banner

2022 Erie Marathon – Week 6

Training Schedule June 12th – June 18th Sunday: Marathon pace Run. 16 miles w/10 miles @ marathon paceMonday: Rest or cross-trainTuesday: General aerobic + speed. 8 mi w/ 10 x 100m stridesWednesday: Easy Run. 5 milesThursday: Medium-long Run. 11 milesFriday: Easy Run. 5

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Fall of 2020 - Week 10 Banner

Fall of 2020 – Week 10

n Sunday, I completed a 16-mile run that included a stop at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. My Yasso 800 workout was slow and my medium run was cut short but considering it was roughly a year ago that started high blood pressure medication after showing up at my doctor’s office in hypertensive crisis, it was a good week.

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Fall of 2020 - Week 8 Banner

Fall of 2020 – Week 8

The week started and ended with rainy weather but it didn’t impact my workouts. On Sunday, I ran a strong 15-miler in drizzle and by Thursday, the remnants of Hurricane Zeta came through the region and I got drenched during my 11 miler w/4 miles @ goal marathon pace workout.

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Summer of 2020 - Week 11 Banner

Summer of 2020 – Week 11

Just as I was feeling like my fitness was improving, my body showed signs of over-training: fatigue during my speed workouts and the return of piriformis syndrome. The weather also played a part as a storm on Thursday morning forced me to run my threshold run in the afternoon.

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