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2018 NYCM Infographic - Week 16

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 16

According to my training plan, I started my taper for the marathon this week!  Sunday’s long run was my last 20 miler of this training cycle.  Thanks to the cooler weather, my training paces dropped significantly.  But, I suffered some

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2018 NYCM Infographic - Week 15

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 15

My time at Sunday’s hot and humid Army Ten Miler was 1:18:49 (7:53 pace).  Tuesday’s interval workout was already going terribly when I encountered a three-mile detour around the 14th Street Bridge.  By Thursday, I gave up on 70+ degree

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2018 NYCM Infographic - Week 13

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 13

This was the peak mileage week for this training cycle – 70 miles with only three more weeks of hard training to go!  The weather finally dipped into a more runner-friendly range and my workout paces dropped. Training Schedule September

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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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2018 NYCM - Week 8 Infographic

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 8

Despite getting plenty of sleep Sunday night, I felt terrible before Monday morning‘s workout.  Doubles showed up in my training schedule and remarkably, I completed a run after work on Wednesday!  The summer temperature and humidity relented on Thursday but

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2018 NYCM - Week 7 Infographic

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 7

During this post-recovery week, my mileage increased noticeably.  Monday’s lactate threshold workout and Saturday’s 22 miler were more about finishing than pace.  Also, my sleep and nutrition were disrupted as I transitioned from my current job to a temporary assignment.

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