2018 Boston Marathon – Week 7
I made it through the peak mileage week for this training cycle – over 85 miles total! It kicked off with the 2018 Reston 10 Miler where I ran 1:19:19 (7:56 pace) and finished with a 22 miler in 3:17:58
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2018 Reston 10 Miler
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I was mid-way through training for the 2018 Boston Marathon before the race. I wanted to run my first tune-up race a little earlier
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Training Supplement – March 4, 2018
I finally purchased a pair of wireless headphones! I looked at two different models and settled on the Jaybird X3s. With my ongoing bathroom remodel, body wipes came to my rescue after a few of my runs. I also
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2018 Boston Marathon – Week 6
I ran four workouts this week and they were all packed together. I did general aerobic runs on Monday and Thursday, a medium run on Wednesday, and an interval workout on Tuesday. I took Friday and Saturday easy in preparation
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2018 Boston Marathon – Week 5
I only ran three workouts this week – an 8 mile general aerobic run on Monday, a 15 miler on Tuesday, and a 20 miler on Saturday. I missed my lactate threshold run on Thursday because I overslept. Not great
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Training Supplement – February 18, 2018
In my last supplement, I focused on gear I used for the 2018 San Diego 50 Miler but I’ve tried some other items since December. I tried to stay motivated these past few weeks even though my living conditions haven’t
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I moved out of my hotel room and back home on Monday after completing a lactate threshold run. With the exception of the medium run I did the next day, I ran each workout a little faster than I expected.
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2018 Boston Marathon – Week 3
The only bathroom in my townhouse was being remodeled, so I stayed at a hotel this week. I took Sunday off because I was very tired after my long run last week and I didn’t pack the right clothes for
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Training Supplement – February 4, 2018
Between my year end review, the San Diego 50 Miler, getting ready to start training for the 2018 Boston Marathon, and having my bathroom remodeled; I haven’t had a chance to post about anything other than training until now! I
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2018 Boston Marathon – Week 2
I completed all of my workouts despite going through the first week of a stressful bathroom remodeling project. I ran well but struggled towards the end of my long run on Saturday. I also had some worrisome pain in my
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