Well, there’s usually at least a couple of hiccups during any marathon training cycle, and mine arrived Thursday in the form of a sore throat. As (what I hope to be) a mild head cold moves through my system, I…
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Marine Corps Marathon Week 15 (Peak Week!) + Mt. Diablo Mini-Recap
Before I start this week’s recap, I wanted to give a shout-out to Mike, who kicked butt at the Portland Marathon today. His finish time of 3:30:27 was just shy of his PR — impressive considering a mid-cycle injury that…
Tagged with: Bay Bridge, Bay Trail, Coastal Trail Runs, friends, Mt. Diablo, photos, trail, trail race, Yasso 800
Posted in MCM, Race Recap, Trail running, Training
Posted in MCM, Race Recap, Trail running, Training
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 14
Before I start the recap, here’s a photo from last week’s Lake Chabot half marathon: Mon: Rest. Tues: The Gypsy Runner convinced me to rest instead of going for my usual Tuesday morning run. By the afternoon, however, my soreness…
Tagged with: awkward, CIM, cross training, Lake Merritt, marathon, photos, running, running buddies, swimming, training, Yasso 800
Posted in CIM, Training
Posted in CIM, Training
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 9
Welcome to CIM Week 9! Before I get to the training recap, I’ve got a couple of Chicago Marathon shout-outs: 1. To Mike, who bested his previous marathon PR by over 9 minutes! Go Mike! 2. To Amy, who embraced…
Tagged with: CIM, cross training, friends, marathon, photos, race shout-out, running, training, Trestle Glen, Yasso 800, Zumba
Posted in CIM, Training
Posted in CIM, Training
Weekly training recap: CIM Week 6
I’m more than a third of the way through my CIM training. Woohoo! This week it was all about perseverance. Mon: Rest. Tues: Warm-up for 0.5 miles + 6 x 800m intervals (with 400m jog/rest) + cool down for 1…
Tagged with: CIM, cross training, intervals, Lafayette-Moraga Trail, marathon, perseverance, running, spinning, training, Yasso 800, yoga
Posted in CIM, Training
Posted in CIM, Training
Running Tangents 