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How I trained for the Boston Marathon 2016
2016 was my 4th Boston Marathon. My first in 2013 lived up to all the hype and, I think, was still the best race I have run. My time in 2013 was 3:19:55, with a negative split (very hard to … Continue reading
Posted in Injury, Interval, Long Run, Marathon Training, Nutrition, Race Reviews, Running Coach, Uncategorized
Tagged boston, Carbo-load, Goal, race pace, racing, recovery, running, speed work, Taper, Tempo run, Training
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The Boston Marathon 2016
Another Boston Marathon has come and gone. That year went very fast. Pun intended. Let me catch everyone up if you have not been following me. Last year, 2015, went as good as I could hope for, almost too good. … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Runner, Marathon Training, Nutrition, Race Reviews, Running Coach
Tagged boston, Goal, marathon, race pace, racing
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The 5-4-3-2-1 workout!
Are you training for a Marathon? Well if you answered yes, then this workout is for you. Around 6 weeks from your race on a long run (20 + miles) do the following. 2 warm up miles 5 miles @ MP … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Runner, Long Run, Marathon Training
Tagged marathon, race pace, racing, running, Training
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Boston 2015
The Boston Marathon has become my main race for the year. Prior to running this race in 2013, my plan was to run it one time, check off the bucket list of running Boston and find the next race. Well … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Runner, Marathon Training, Race Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged boston, marathon, race pace, racing, Training
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When all the planets align for your race!
How do you find the perfect race? That Unicorn, or as I like to say, when the all the planets align. This last weekend was a great example when the planets did not align in Fort Worth, Cowtown. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Beginner Runner, Half Marathon Training, Race Reviews, Running Coach, Uncategorized
Tagged Goal, half marathon, race pace, racing, recovery, Training
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Marathon Carbohydrate Loading
Ok, so you have a Marathon coming up. You have trained for the past 14-18 weeks, put in the long runs, and now it is time to race. Everyone knows to “carbo-load” right? So the night before a race you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Runner, Beginner Runner, Marathon Training, Nutrition, Running Coach, Uncategorized
Tagged boston, Carbo-load, marathon, racing, running, Training
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The Boston Marathon 2014
It has been over two months since The Boston Marathon April 21st. Why it is taking me so long to write this post. Well it could be because last year was my first time running of the Boston Marathon and … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced Runner, Half Marathon Training, Marathon Training, Race Reviews, Running Coach
Tagged boston, marathon, racing, running
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