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2019 Cleveland Marathon - Week 1 Infographic

2019 Cleveland Marathon – Week 1

Recovery from the 2019 Boston Marathon was short.  I took two days off, “reverse tapered”, and by the following week, was already training for the for the 2019 Cleveland Marathon! But, sickness knocked me down for a few days.  Training

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2019 Boston Marathon

The afternoon heat made it a tough day but the cheering crowds made the race bearable.

I went into the race with a lot of confidence after running the 2019 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon in 1:38:36 (7:32 pace) – my fastest half marathon in three years!  My goal was sub-3:28:00 (7:57 pace).  But, in the days before the race, my knees were killing me.

A few miles into the race, I was already sweating.  By the time I reached Newton, running 7:59 pace, the temperature was probably just under 70 degrees!    I left that town down to 8:08 pace but rallied in Brookline.

My time was 3:34:40 (8:12 pace).  My goal marathon for this spring was actually the 2019 Cleveland Marathon so, I plan to take a few days off and then start training again.

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Hansons Marathon Method

My 2019 Boston Marathon Training Plan

The 2019 Boston Marathon is on Monday, April 15th. For this training cycle, I chose the “Advanced” plan from Hansons Marathon Method by Luke Humphrey as my foundation. The schedule is 18 weeks, which made my start date December 10th.

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2018 New York City Marathon

Scroll all the way down to the end for the tl;dr version. Prologue I started training for the New York City Marathon in July using an 18-week training plan from Advanced Marathoning, Second Edition by Pete Pfitzinger. At the time,

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2018 NYCM - Week 9 Infographic

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 9

Weather was my biggest challenge this week, particularly during my run-commute on Monday.  Still, I completed my workouts!  On Wednesday, I retreated to a treadmill.  I found a comfortable marathon pace for Saturday’s run, but after, wondered if it was

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New York City Marathon Medals - 2018

My 2018 New York City Marathon Training Plan

If it’s July, I’m starting to train for the New York City Marathon!  This will be my sixth consecutive year participating in the event, which is consistently the highlight of my running year.  Everything about this race is big!  It

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2012-2016 NYCM Medals

My 2017 New York City Marathon Training Plan

The New York City Marathon is my favorite marathon.  Making my way through all five boroughs of the city with 50,000 of my fellow runners and thousands of amazingly supportive New Yorkers has been absolutely thrilling! If everything goes as

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