Summer 2017 Training – Week 6
I slowed down a lot during my runs this week due to the heat and humidity. Today, I ran my first ParkRun! I’m about 3 weeks out from training for the 2017 New York City Marathon, but I found
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Summer 2017 Training – Week 5
Another week, another race! I ran a 10K today. Earlier in the week, I did a tempo run on Tuesday and a medium run on Wednesday. Overall, it wasn’t a bad week. I just felt a little off. I enjoyed
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Summer 2017 Training – Week 4
I ran two races this week – a half marathon on Sunday and a 5K today. By the end of the week, my body felt like it was training for a marathon again! I pushed through it and took Friday
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Summer 2017 Training – Week 3
This week, if I was running, I was probably running hard! I ran the Capitol Hill Classic 10K on Sunday, a fast 8 miler on Tuesday, some mile repeats on Wednesday, and a hard 12 miler on Friday. Training Schedule
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Summer 2017 Training – Week 2
I didn’t miss running after the Eugene Marathon. I think I was feeling a little burned out. I forced myself to run a few miles on Tuesday and Friday. Today, I actually wanted to run and completed 10 miles. Training
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2017 Eugene Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I started training for the Eugene Marathon back in December and created my own training plan each week. Overall, it was a great training
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 20
Greetings from Eugene, Oregon! I think this was my most restful taper ever – I “only” ran 32 miles this week. My workouts went well but I felt sluggish during some of them, which isn’t unusual for a taper. My
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 19
Since I’m tapering, I only ran two workouts this week – a long on Sunday and a tempo on Thursday. The countdown to Eugene has officially started – 8 days to go! Training Schedule Week 19: April 23rd – April
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2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 18
I ran the Boston Marathon on Monday and started my taper for the Eugene Marathon the moment I crossed the finish line. After three days of easy running, I did an interval workout on Friday. I feel fantastic! Time to
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2017 Boston Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue This would be my fifth Boston Marathon. My first was in 2012 – the most recent “hot year”. I skipped 2013 – the year
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