What can I say? I did it. Last weekend, I became a marathoner and joined the club of roughly 0.01% of the world’s population (0.05% of the US population) that has completed a marathon. It’s a mind-blowing statistic because marathons and running races in general have become so popular and...
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I can’t believe we’ve arrived at the end of this 18-week training plan. The marathon is next weekend and only a few short (taper) runs are left this week before the rubber (literally) meets the road. I am super happy with how the training went, I was able to stick...
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This week was the last week of structured training runs (intervals and tempo) and we’re slowly reducing the length of the long run. I am welcoming the taper phase but I am also acutely aware of what that means: Race Day is near! Eek! I am a bit nervous but...
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And the training continues. Usually, I’d take a week off from running after a race, but because the 20-miler last weekend was part of the training and only a “test race” for the main event, training continued this week. I was pretty tired on Monday and a little sore, so...
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On Sunday, I ran the Run the Parkway 20-miler, the official training race of the CIM (California International Marathon). The pacers were going to run the full 20-mile distance at the same pace as they would run the marathon at CIM, so we could practice our goal pace. I was...
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I am catching up again on the last two weeks of marathon training. These weeks are flying by now and there are only 5 more weeks until race day. I have been keeping up with my training plan, but my motivation has been a bit down and discipline is getting...
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I am catching up on the last two weeks of marathon training. Let’s just say: it’s not ideal to travel for work and move (homes) during two weeks back-to-back AND throw in a PeloFondo for good measure while training for a marathon. I definitely learned what it means to run...
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This week, we hit the halfway point in the 18-week training plan. Phew. I cannot believe there are only two months left until race day. There was another mileage increase this week. We only added one more mile (for a total of 16 miles for the long run), but this...
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I can’t believe I already completed Week 8 of the 18-week training plan. We’re almost halfway through! There was no mileage increase this week but I had another opportunity to practice 15 miles. Part of my brain keeps thinking ‘you’re running a casual half marathon, and then some, on a...
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Week 7 had more hill repeats and increased mileage on the long run. It was my longest run yet. I had never run more miles than a half marathon before. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t a little nervous after last week’s “bad” run, but since...
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