After surviving the capstone 22-miler (last 10 @ MP) last Sunday, last night represented another milestone workout on the road to the NYC marathon. It’s a workout that I have yet to successfully execute with my teammates. 2 x 4mi … Continue reading
We have completed the build up portion of the training program. Woot. Now the small bit of tapering properly and that thing on November 7th. Since I have closed the major portion of the training cycle, I thought it might … Continue reading
I’ve used this phrase countless times during marathon training … generally as a response to a challenging workout. Last night’s tempo was not itself excessively challenging – 4mi tempo @ HMP … we’ve been assigned the same workout plus 4mi @ … Continue reading
I’ve been reading many Chicago marathon race reports. Some brutally honest, others more introspective and some euphoric. All informative. Congratulations to all finishers, but especially to Eat, Drink Run (my CPTC teammate) and Training Hard, Hardly Training. Terrific efforts under … Continue reading
With 26 days until NYCM, where am I? If I follow my calendar correctly, this week marks the last of the build-up. Taper begins after the 22 miler (last 10 at MP) this coming Sunday. Assuming all goes well, I … Continue reading
Clearly, I have not been blogging. Why? Most likely because I’ve bored myself silly with posting the mundane facts of my training sessions and trying to stretch them into something newsworthy had become comical at best, and annoying, at worst. … Continue reading
As the title suggests, today is a day for cleansing (and more traveling – by train today) … cleaning out the staleness of this blog with an update …
No, this blog has not turned into the home of some generalist outdoor enthusiast. It is an apt description of my run in South San Francisco yesterday. After an uneventful flight from Seattle and restful night of sleep, I hopped … Continue reading
My work travels have taken me to the Pacific Northwest. I’ve been here a number of times, but this marks the first when I’ve actually seen that ball of fire in the sky. I just assumed that “overcast and rainy” … Continue reading
After Friday’s tempo, Saturday had to be well executed as it served as the bridge to the next big effort, Sunday’s long run. I could not ask for better weather … in fact I could have used lightweight gloves! If … Continue reading