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Winter of 2020 – Week 9

The week started with snow – about two inches and then we got two more on Tuesday. I ran loops on the salted roads in my neighborhood to avoid slick pavement but my mid-week was back on the trails. It wasn’t a bad week – I got my runs in despite the bad weather, but I missed the mileage goal by quite a bit.

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2019 Boston Marathon Infographic - Week 11

2019 Boston Marathon – Week 11

This week, I entered the “strength” phase of the Hansons Marathon Method.  With snow in the forecast for Wednesday morning, I moved my goal marathon pace workout to Thursday. On Saturday afternoon, I napped for hours after my first 20

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2019 Boston Marathon Infographic - Week 8

2019 Boston Marathon – Week 8

I fell short of 5K-10K pace during my interval workout on Monday.  A “polar vortex” moved across the region mid-week and I moved workouts around to accommodate the snow and frigid temperatures.  On Saturday, I decided not to be a

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2018 San Diego 50 Infographic - Week 4

2018 San Diego 50 Miler – Week 4

This training plan takes recovery seriously!  After Sunday’s 15 miler, the rest of the running this week was easy.  The mileage will ramp up again for two weeks before I start tapering. Training Schedule December 10th – December 16th Sunday: Medium-long

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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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