12 days to Boston Well here we are. Another year. Another Boston Marathon. This is probably the weirdest part of the training cycle for me. These last couple weeks after all the work is done and it comes down to waiting. It’s weird because waiting means thinking and thinking is never my friend. The anticipation …
50 Days to the Boston Marathon Things are getting harder now. Today (Sunday) topped off 2 hardish weeks of running. This week a clean set of 10 Yasso’s on Tuesday and a 1:20 step up on Friday. Today 18 Miles in 2:31 with the middle 14 at target marathon pace -7. I’m tired. I’m thinking …
57 days until the Boston Marathon 17.57 miles, 2:30, 8:33 avg pace. Garmin says about 800 ft of elevation gain and loss. 173.4 Pounds out of bed, 9.9% body fat. (169.8 before getting in the shower after my run – including having rehydrated ~80 oz misc fluids, a banana and 2 apples) Got out with …
61 Days to Boston I screwed it up a bit but not totally. Now I understand what coach was talking about last time I had this workout. My brain does funny things with paces when I’m preoccupied. I’ve been doing this so long you’d think it would be burned in by now. I remember last …
63 Days to Boston Had a good core workout today. Got my schedule from Coach. Looks like Yasso’s on Tuesday. Recovery run Wed. Core Thursday. Longer intervals on Friday. Easy run Saturday and a 2:30 long run on Sunday. That’s a solid 50-mile week. Feel pretty good. My knees aren’t as achy today. I have …
