CIM Training – Week 16
Three weeks to go! It feels great to be on the last page of my training plan. The biggest development this week is that I decided to stop beating myself up during my training runs and tried to get a
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CIM Training – Week 15
The week started with the New York City Marathon and I picked up my training the next day with an easy run through Central Park. I had two workouts this week but instead of training by pace, I just tried
Continue reading2015 New York City Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue My first New York City Marathon (NYCM) was supposed to be the 2012 race. It was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. I had trained
Continue readingCIM Training – Week 14
The week started pretty rough. I was so exhausted after my interval workout on Monday that I stayed home from work to get some rest. I focused on running my easy days very easy and took a lot of speed
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CIM Training – Week 13
The Hanson people are trying to kill me. I ran 80 miles this week, which is a pretty heavy load already. On Wednesday, I realized I had ran 20 miles at goal marathon pace in the past 5 days! And,
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CIM Training – Week 12
Today’s 20 miler – my first of the training cycle – with 10 miles at goal marathon pace weighed on my mind all week. Sub-3:20 (7:38 pace) has been a goal of mine for a couple of years now and
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CIM Training – Week 11
I completed my workouts this week and managed to hit goal pace for each one. I’m happy about that but feel like I’d be happier if I didn’t have to work so hard to meet those goals. I felt “off”
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CIM Training – Week 10
In marathon training, it seems like there’s always a week when it seems like so many things are conspiring against my training plan – I’m tired, my [insert essential body part for running] hurts, work is demanding, the weather is
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CIM Training – Week 9
I had a pretty good week. I (finally!) hit goal marathon pace in a workout. I was thrilled! I also hit goal pace during my long run today. So, there’s a rainbow and a fierce-looking dog in this week’s infographic
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Tips on Running to Work
I ran to work two days this week. During previous marathon training cycles, I ran to work regularly. Running to work allowed me to use the 45 minutes I spent commuting that day for my workout instead. For example, it
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