15 weeks until race day M: 7 mi with friends @ 9:26/mi average T: 8 mi with 6 x 30s strides at end. 10:10/mi average + 20 min strength for runners (Matt Wilpers /…
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Back to regular training Weeks until race: 16 M: 8 mi @ 10:01/mi with 2 friends T: 8 mi @ 10:03/mi ave with 6 x 30s strides hard + 30 min lifting upper body…
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After several weeks of 50+ miles/week, my past 2 weeks were definitely less intense, especially this week. This was partly because of travel and partly because I was having some pain (adductor issue of…
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Headed off! We are off to a great start except my carry-on-only luggage plan backfired as our Target carryons were too big for Air Canada’s standards – ha! (They checked them for us at…
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T – 20 weeks I thought I was 17 weeks away from the race last week but apparently I missed a month in there! Oh well, more time to train = fine with me.…
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Seriously, THANK YOU for your support (and commiseration and ideas/experiences/expertise shared) in yesterday’s post. I was nervous when I hit “post”, I will be honest. But it’s been on my mind and I wanted…
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Trigger warning: weight/body image topics are mentioned in this post. If triggering / annoying to you please skip! Also some birth control discussion. This morning, I saw the highest # on a scale that…
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17 weeks My marathon is starting to seem like it’s not a million miles away anymore. I’m not sure what to expect from my training honestly — I don’t know if the coach I’m…
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Weekly Workouts: M: 7 miles in Havertown (near Philadelphia). 9:31/mi. Hilly but much better weather than FL. T: 7.15 mi (6 miles + 6 x 30 second hard uphill at end). Also in Havertown!…
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Workout Report M: 7 mi with group @ 9:06/mi T: 8 mi with 6 x 30s hard towards the end. 8.07 mi, 10:10/mi ave W: 3 mi warmup, then 4 mi treadmill hills (6…