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Hansons Marathon Method

Thoughts on the Hansons Plan

After years of following the Pfitzinger Advanced Marathoning (Pfitz) plans, I tried a Hansons marathon training plan for the California International Marathon (CIM).  I wrote about that decision in early July and about how I was adjusting to the training

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CIM Training – Week 19

The race is less than 24 hours away!  My final taper week went well.  As usual, I felt slow and sluggish; existing pains seemed worse and new pains came and went out of no where.  I arrived in Sacramento yesterday

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CIM Training – Week 18

I’m tapering!  After completing a 20 miler on Sunday, I started decreasing mileage in the final weeks of training for the California International Marathon.  But, the Hansons plan is no joke and the first week of the taper still had

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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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