Week in Review 04/09/2012-04/15/2012

Cheers to another solid week since my “marathon training sucks” post: Monday afternoon: 4.5 miles easy with the track team Monday evening: 3 miles (7:10, 7:09, 8:32) with the World of Beer group Tuesday: Off Wednesday: 3 miles easy “runcaching” Thursday: 4 miles easy (8:43 pace) Friday: Off Saturday: 9 miles easy Sunday: Off Total:… Continue reading Week in Review 04/09/2012-04/15/2012

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Week in Review: April 2-8, 2012

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a “week in review” post mostly because I haven’t had a whole lot to report. I’ll admit that there’s not a whole lot to report this week either, but I have started things up again: Monday: 3 miles easy Tuesday: 5 miles easy Wednesday: Off Thursday: Off… Continue reading Week in Review: April 2-8, 2012

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On the comeback trail

After last week’s promising performance in the Jingle Bell Run, I gave myself permission to head to the park for some mile repeats at threshold pace today. Based on an 18:47 in a 2.9 mile race, my threshold range for 1 mile cruise intervals is between 6:45 and 7:05. I’ll admit that I was tired… Continue reading On the comeback trail

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Training?!? What’s that?

I’ve got a streak going! This is my second blog post in as many days. I’ll be the first to admit that my own training has suffered since I’ve started coaching more. Lately, however, I’ve been getting back into the groove. Maybe it’s the end of the cross country season, or maybe it’s the cooler… Continue reading Training?!? What’s that?

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Wake Up Call

On Friday night, I ran 12 miles with Sandy, who I’m training for the Disney Wine & Dine half marathon in two weeks. We wanted to get a nighttime long run in because it’s a nighttime race. When I run with Sandy, it’s usually between 10 and 11 minutes per mile. Since I’ve run a… Continue reading Wake Up Call

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Going Goofy

These 3 medals will be mine!

I confess that I’m one of those people who likes to wear his medal around the theme parks after Disney races. I don’t often try to call attention to myself, but you really never get a chance to actually wear your race medals around that often. I’ll also admit that while I’m walking around feeling… Continue reading Going Goofy

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