It’s been over 10 years since I ran my first marathon, and it’s an experience I will never forget. Not just because of how great it was to cross that finish line for the first time, but also because it was probably the worst race I’ve ever run. … Read the rest
Tag Archives: marathon preparation
Races and Marathons Post Pandemic – What to Expect
Who could have expected that 90% of the 2020 road and trail racing season would be cancelled due to a pandemic? It was definitely not what I expected a year ago, but here we are. And it seems like we might finally be reaching a point where racing can be a possibility again. … Read the rest
Managing Fatigue In Training – Weekly Recap – 5.2.20
This week was a fairly easy going base building week, with a mixture of road and trail miles. My body continues to feel pretty good and strong overall, I’m still loving the trails, but I am still somewhat tired. Not dragging myself around the house like a narcoleptic level of tired, but also not having any difficult getting to sleep.… Read the rest
Running Base Training is Exhausting – Weekly Recap – 4.26.20
Even after a fairly high volume weekend, I’m happy to report that my body seemed to be holding up well, and I continued my Running Base Training for the majority of the week. It was another week that included some road runs, some trail runs, and a whole lot of home CrossFit workouts.… Read the rest
Insane Things Only Runners Understand
This weekend I decided to complete and endurance challenge that entailed running one mile every hour for 24 hours. For fun. And as I was clicking away the hours, I started thinking about what a unique group of people runners are. … Read the rest
Morning Run Routine
Running is easy to fall in love with, once you’ve gotten into the routine of running regularly. Building that routine into daily life however, is not always so easy. The majority of my coaching clients have found that it’s easier to work running into mornings rather than evenings, and for the most part I agree. … Read the rest
Running Base Training – Weekly Recap – 4.4.20
This was another mellow week for me and my boys (there’s a shelter in place theme happening here). On Sunday I kicked off my running base training with 8 miles on the Leon Creek Greenway with my 6 year old, and then kept most of my weekly runs in the morning before work. … Read the rest
Running A Virtual Marathon – Weekly Recap – 3.15.20
This was an interesting week to say the least. Tuesday, I finally got the confirmation that my marathon had been cancelled, and just like that I knew there was no way for me to Boston Qualify this season. I knew the email was coming, but reading the words, I had that feeling so eloquently described in Mean Girls.… Read the rest
My Marathon Is Cancelled Because of Coronavirus – I Have Some Feelings About It
On Sunday, my Garmin watch kindly chirped at me to let me know it had detected a new VO2Max. Sweet. I scrolled to look at my predictive analytics, and found that my projected marathon time was an incredible 3:11. I’ve never run anything close to a 3:11.… Read the rest
Managing A High Mileage Week – Weekly Recap – 3.7.20
I’m pretty pumped to share how my high mileage week went. As of Sunday, my marathon has not announced if it will be cancelled, but I’m operating under the assumption that it will. Nevertheless, I’ll keep training until I get confirmation.… Read the rest