I love the marathon. The preparation for racing this distance is a rigorous test of mind, body and spirit. It requires discipline and strategy, and enduring the training eases and clears my mind to tackle the non-running challenges life presents. But as I found myself finishing up Vermont City Marathon at the end of May, [...]
Life and work in the weeks prior to and following the Boston Marathon this year — my first Boston Marathon — were so busy I had little time, until the last few days, for the dreaded taper madness, or subsequently, to write the long, reflective blog post that’s followed my other races. That doesn’t, however [...]
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Number pickup at the Boston Marathon Expo at the Hynes Convention Center, Saturday, April 17.
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I like tempo runs. In addition to the physiological benefits of steady running at lactate threshold pace (adaptations particularly helpful for half marathon and marathon runners), they always help to remind me that despite how hard the pace feels over one mile, the feeling is not necessarily an indicator of how many miles I’ll be [...]
Saw this strange bicycle-elliptical-trainer hybrid on Dean Karnazes’ blog on Runners World. He’s riding one of these things 500 miles from San Francisco to the LA Marathon, and is working for company ElliptiGO, though he blogs, “I am not a paid endorser. Hope that clarifies.” Um, not entirely, but I don’t suppose I need it to. [...]
There are 53 days left until the Boston Marathon, and despite a few bumps in road since training started, I’m in a better spot this winter than I was limping into the Hyannis Marathon in February of 2009; in part because I’ve still got eight weeks left to get ready. Between winter injuries, inexperience and [...]
I do not run on trails very often. Primary reason? I’m not good at it. I roll my ankles left and right (literally), I trip, I sprawl in the leaves and dirt. Some of the worst running injuries I’ve ever had have come as the result of trail running. So how’d I end up running [...]
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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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