2020 Boston Marathon – Week 7
At this stage in my training cycle, my routine felt locked in. On Sunday, I did a long run followed by a hill workout on Tuesday. A short marathon-pace workout filled out the week but I missed my goal.
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At this stage in my training cycle, my routine felt locked in. On Sunday, I did a long run followed by a hill workout on Tuesday. A short marathon-pace workout filled out the week but I missed my goal.
Continue readingAfter racing the 2020 DCRRC JFK 20K last week, it was back to the grind with an interval run on Tuesday before a doctor’s appointment and starting a new job! I also ran a hilly marathon-pace run on Thursday. Training
Continue readingIn mid-December, I started training for the 2020 Boston Marathon. I scheduled several races because I didn’t do much speed-work this summer and missed running fast.
Continue readingThe theme for the week: hills! On Sunday, I ran a hilly 12 mile long run and then on Tuesday, I did hard 10 x 3-minute hill repeats. I finished the week by racing the 2020 DCRRC JFK 20K on Saturday.
Continue readingNow that the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays were over, I could focus on marathon training! This week was the last relatively easy one of the training cycle. Going forward, the schedule will have three legitimate workouts a week.
Continue readingI returned from Tampa, Florida very early on Sunday morning, slept for a few hours, and then completed a 12 miler in the rain. Two days later, I ushered in the new year by running the 2020 New Day New Year’s 10K.
Continue readingNew Scroll down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue After running my slowest marathon ever at the 2019 New York City Marathon, I visited doctors and was treated for high blood pressure and a Vitamin
Continue readingTraining [dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”raised” width=”875px” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”4″ border_color=”#d0021b” rounded_corners=”false” outside_shadow=”false” ] Mileage Total: 2,481.8 miles Days of Running: 277 days (88 days off) Time Spent Running: ~15 days, 15 hours Average Pace: 9:06 pace Longest Run (Distance): 26.2 miles
Continue readingOn Tuesday, I traveled to the warmth of the Tampa area in Florida for the Christmas holiday. I ran Thursday’s marathon-pace workout in Starkey Wilderness Park. My splits were consistent but felt a little hard.
Continue readingMy 2020 Boston Marathon training plan started on Monday! There was only one workout this week – a progression run on Thursday. It was nice easing my way back into running regularly again since the 2019 New York City Marathon.
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