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2017 Eugene - Week 16 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 16

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Fantastic week!  I ran a great time at the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler and followed it up with some equally good training.  9 days until the Boston Marathon and 28 days until Eugene! Training Schedule Week 16: April 2nd –

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2017 Eugene - Week 13 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 13

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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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2017 Eugene - Week 12 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 12

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One of the unexpected mental parts of running is how, despite dozens of races behind me,  I still get anxious during race week.  I ran less overall mileage this week but the average pace was faster – 8:27.  Less than

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2017 Eugene - Week 11

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 11

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Solid training week.  I ran a lot of miles around marathon pace.  I’m running the Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon next weekend! Training Schedule Week 11: February 26th – March 4th Sunday: Recovery run. 8 miles + sprints Monday:

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2017 Eugene - Week 10

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 10

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Rebounded from slight over-training and ran a healthy dose of intervals and marathon paced miles this week.  Seventy days from the Eugene Marathon, I got three indicators that I’m in about 3:30 marathon shape. Training Schedule Week 10: February 19th

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2017 Eugene - Week 8 Infographic

2017 Eugene Marathon Training – Week 8

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Lately, I’ve been crushing my workouts but this week was the complete opposite. Missed goal paces, disrupted sleep, a blister… And skipped workouts! On the bright side, I made a regional runner ranking in my age group for 2016. Training

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