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Tag Archives: marathon
A 23-minute marathon PR – running without a watch
I guess it’s not surprising I knocked more than 23 minutes off my marathon time, running outdoors for the first time after two previous indoor marathons. Instead of grinding away the time and the miles, I felt like I … Continue reading
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Tagged crushing a PR, Fort4Fitness Marathon, Inaugural marathon, marathon, racing without a watch, running
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Oh no, I forgot to taper! Shushing the pre-marathon monkey mind …
So it turns out that my mileage last week, which should’ve been the start of the tapering process for this Saturday’s Fort4Fitness marathon, wound up being exactly the same as it was for the previous week: 40.6 miles. That wasn’t … Continue reading
Review: Running without my flip belt feels like going naked
There was no real reason to wear my flip belt during last week’s Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon. There are tables for storing your supplies in all four corners of the track. You could pick up your earbuds or cell phone … Continue reading
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Tagged flip belt, marathon, marathon training, reviews, running, running belts, running fuel, running gear
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Indoor marathon training: Devising a mental strategy with 6 days to go
I hope there’s an old fashioned analog clock at the Goshen College indoor track for Saturday’s Maple Leaf Marathon, because I’m really getting into breaking up these mega-lap runs into half-hour segments. It makes a huge difference to focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged game within the game, indoor marathon, marathon, Mind games, running, taper week
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Indoor marathon training Week 5
OK, I’m starting to panic a little bit. On the one hand, based on last week’s 18-miler, I do feel like I ought to be able to finish the Maple Leaf Marathon on Feb. 20. But I hate the way … Continue reading
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Tagged indoor marathon, marathon, marathon training, running
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Indoor marathon training Week 4: a new workout
I tried a new pacing workout this week that I read about in the newspaper, of all places. This marathoner in a Washington Post wire piece described a timed run workout in which he runs 9 minutes hard, 1 minute … Continue reading
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Tagged indoor marathon, marathon, running, timed run workout
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Indoor marathon training: Week 3
“So, if I could keep my anxiety and curiosity from eating the heart out of me for forty-eight hours, I should then find out for certain whether this boy was telling me the truth or not. Wherefore, being a practical … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, indoor marathon, marathon, Mark Twain, running
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Indoor marathon training: Week 2
Who is the canine cop who takes his dog “running” at the 4-H Park while he sits in his SUV, leash in one hand with the other (presumably) on the steering wheel? My sister and I have done our last … Continue reading
Maple Leaf Indoor Marathon training: Week 1
There’s nothing like knowing you’ve got a marathon coming up in seven weeks to help you lock down your willpower on a weekend with not one but two huge family holiday gatherings full of goodies. Last time I ran this … Continue reading
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Tagged bike/yoga shop, marathon, marathon training, run/walk method, running, yoga
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