My (otherwise excellent) Advanced Marathoning training book gives this advice for taper week: “If at all possible, during the last week before the marathon, reduce not just your training but also the amount of stress in your life.” It goes on to recommend, “Avoid having major deadlines at work or other energy-draining undertakings.” Ha. In [...]
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I registered for the Bay State Marathon tonight. The race is Lowell, Mass., on Oct. 18. I’ve been planning to run it for a couple of months now but I waited to sign up – maybe I was just procrastinating, maybe I was anxious to make sure I was really going to be able to [...]
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