Broken Links
1/21/2017 Update: The links are fixed! Ack! I made a change to how URLs are generated for this blog and unintentionally changed the existing links! I’m working to fix all the broken links on the site. I hope to finish
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Training Supplement – January 15, 2017
It’s dark during my morning runs these days, so I invested in some visibility gear this month. I’m pretty sure the Runners Connect podcast with Jared Ward will be one of my favorites of the year. And, I cleared out
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 4
My first 20 miler of the training cycle is done. I missed some speed work but ran a lot of miles that should help me in a marathon. My mantra was, Get fit! Training Schedule Week 4: January 8th –
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 3
Brrr! It got cold this week. It snowed overnight Thursday and again today. My piriformis pain returned but it wasn’t severe. I ran two hard workouts this week – a 12 miler with some half marathon and marathon pace miles
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2016 Fairfax Four Miler
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Saturday night capped two weeks of training for the 2017 Eugene Marathon. I ran about 60 miles during the week. I did my interval
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 2
I front-loaded the workouts this week so I could run long on Friday and race on Saturday night. I ran well but I was tired by the end of the week. Ran in some rain and wind. I didn’t have
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2016 Year End Review
Training Mileage Total: 3,051 miles* Time Spent Running: ~18 days, 15 hours* Average Pace: 8:48 pace Longest Run (Distance): 26.2 miles at the 2016 Boston and New York City marathons Longest Run (Time): 3:41:37 at the 2016 Boston Marathon Hottest
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 1
I kicked off my training for the 2017 Eugene Marathon this week! I ran every day and hit my mileage goal. The workouts left me tired and sore, though. I ate and slept well. Weather-wise, it was cold but not
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Training Supplement – December 21, 2016
Today is the first day of winter! I bought some running clothes to weather the colder temperatures while training for the 2017 Eugene Marathon. I also dealt with trail closures, caught up on some running-related media, and listening to jazzy
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December 2016 Training – Week 2
Nasty weather this week! Cold and windy, and then lots of ice on my long run today. It gave me an excuse to only run three days this week. On the bright side, chiropractic therapy seems to be helping my
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