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2019 Boston Marathon Infographic - Week 1

2019 Boston Marathon – Week 1

Following a month of running very sporadically after the 2018 New York City Marathon, I completed my first week of training for the 2019 Boston Marathon! I’m following the Advanced Plan in Hansons Marathon Method this training cycle. I only had one “something of substance” workout.

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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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Training Supplement - 10012018

Training Supplement – October 1, 2018

Watching Eliud Kipchoge set a new world record at the Berlin Marathon was thrilling!  Qualifying for the Boston Marathon got a little harder. Two podcasts I listened to addressed the lack of female coaches.  And, I bought some more comfortable

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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 Infographic - Week 12

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 12

I ran the 2018 Navy-Air Force Half Marathon on Sunday in 1:43:16 (7:53 pace).  Hurricane Florence arrived on Sunday afternoon and it rained through Tuesday but morning temperature s stayed above 70 degrees.  Despite the weather, I ran hard during

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2018 NYCM - Week 4 Infographic

2018 New York City Marathon – Week 4

Feeling more confident about my training paces, I left my heart rate monitor at home for most of my workouts.  A difficult career decision impacted my runs, sleep, and eating habits. Training Schedule July 22nd – July 28th Sunday: Recovery

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