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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 …
66 days til Boston. 176, 10.3% 8 hours of sleep Happy Friday! Coach gave me a killer Tabatta workout today. I did it but it was crazy hard. A series of 20 second hard effort, 10 second recovery for about 40 minutes. The people in the gym must have thought I was having some sort …
67 days til Boston… I think. 175, 10.3%, didn’t sleep well. Had a sore stomach this morning that woke me up for a early trip to the bathroom. I was planning to go to the gym early to knock out my workout before work, but that didn’t seem like a good idea with the sore …
175.2 pounds, 40 BPM RP, 9.5% BF Easy day today. Feeling more recovered. No run. Quick gym workout. Did 5 sets of 20 push ups and sit ups. Did my full stretching routine. It works out well because I can do a set, do a stretch, do another stretch, etc. Nice continuous flow. Knee still …
