NYC Marathon Training: Week 5
Photo license: © All rights reserved Week five went very well. Made it to spin and yoga, so training feels a bit more balanced. Solid running made training paces feel like they’re coming together....
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Photo license: © All rights reserved Week six of training had its highs and lows. Some runs were better than others. It was a strong, rather intense, workout week. Thankful it ended on a good note....
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Art courtesy of Dela Vega.Photo license: © All rights reserved Week seven was an intense training week. It capped off August and my first full month of 2012 NYC Marathon training. Running-wise, I...
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Photo license: © All rights reserved Week eight was a decent training week despite contending with the humidity. Ready for cooler, drier running weather. Happy with both tempo and long runs. Next...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Training: Week 9
Week nine was basically a mini-taper in preparation for the Philadelphia Rock n Roll Half Marathon. The half marathon was meant to be used as a tune-up race to assess how full marathon training is...
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NY Flyers 3 Bridges Run Week eleven brought September to a close in the most fantastic way. It was an incredible week in which I met or exceeded training paces for all three running workouts. That’s a...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Training: Week 12
Week twelve was an excellent running week. Some faster paced runs are making training fall into place. This was the second to last long run before taper. Over all, my body is feeling good with the...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Training: Week 13
Week thirteen finally ushers in taper! Increased final long run from 20 to 22 miles. Overall, coming out of this week feeling accomplished! As they say: all the hard work is done. Now it’s time to...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Training: Week 14
Queensboro BridgePhoto license: © All rights reserved Week fourteen was the start of taper. Speed work and tempo runs maintained their intensity; long run shortened but required marathon pace. Time to...
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Last 10 Miles – Jess, Gia, Meggie, Jocelyn, Ashley, MePhoto courtesy of Gia Week fifteen was full of crazy taper emotions. One minute excited, the next full of nerves. Cut back on some cross-training,...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Training: Week 16
Week sixteen was meant to be the final week of NYC Marathon training, ending with 26.2 miles through the five boroughs. Hurricane Sandy swept in on Monday, devastating neighborhoods, causing flooding...
View ArticlePensacola Marathon Training: Week 17
Sunset – Pensacola, FloridaPhoto license: © All rights reserved Week seventeen wound up being an extra week of taper to carry me through to Pensacola Marathon on November 11. Wrapped up training...
View ArticleEugene Marathon Training: Week Ten
Photo license: © All rights reserved Week ten had some amazing runs and some “okay” runs but they all served their purpose in training. Especially the 13.1 New York half marathon as training run. That...
View ArticleEugene Marathon Training: Week Eleven
Photo license: © All rights reserved Week eleven ended with the second to longest run of training before taper. It went very well – a bit over 20 miles – over two bridges and into two boroughs....
View ArticleEugene Marathon Training: Week Twelve
With StevePhoto by Erica Sara Week twelve was a lower-mileage week. Swapped the nine- and six-milers in order to make the NYRR Scotland Run 10K fit my schedule. First week back to strength training...
View ArticleEugene Marathon Training: Week Thirteen
ESD team with Deena Kastor!Rachel, Jen, Ashley, Erica, Deena, MePhoto credit: Erica Sara Designs Week thirteen was what I dubbed “Hell Week” in terms of balancing work, personal and training schedules....
View ArticleEugene Marathon Training: Week Fourteen
Unity Run for BostonPhoto license: © All rights reserved Week fourteen was a full week of taper, although there wasn’t much time to focus on the typical feeling of “taper madness.” Monday’s Boston...
View ArticleChicago Marathon Training: Week One
Photo license: © All rights reserved Week one: a return to speed work (love) and tempo runs (love). Learning to slow down those long and easy runs (dealing). Monday: Run. Tempo. First tempo session...
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Photo license: © All rights reserved Week two: New racing flats (total awesomeness), speed work (more awesomeness), and a Philly run (so lovely). Monday: Run. Tempo. Adore tempo runs; they’re always my...
View ArticleChicago Marathon Training: Week Three
Week three featured heat and humidity (’tis summer), a full week of workouts (hooray!), a fantastic-feeling interval session (elated!), and popsicles after the NYRR Pride Run (heaven). Monday Run:...
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