Last week ended on a high note. My threshold workout on Friday went pretty well. It was light, since I have a race coming up Monday, but I hit paces that I haven’t been able to hit since before Jersey City. This week is the next test – a 10k race at the Ridgewood Run … Read more
Last week ended with the Mile by Impact Zone, and I had a decent showing. It wasn’t my fastest mile ever, but my legs felt pretty good and I finished strong. It was a good end to the week, and I think things are looking up. I’ve a 10k coming up at the beginning of … Read more
Last week was the fourth week after I ran the Chicago Marathon, and I’ve marked that as the official “end” of my recovery period. This week, then, marks the beginning of the fall racing season. Truthfully, I’m still in the tale end of the recovery period, and I wouldn’t expect to bust out any PRs … Read more
After my most recent marathon in Erie, I’ve been focused on shorter races. Last week, I ran a 5k and notched a minor PR. Yesterday, I ran Everybody’s 10k! at Liberty State Park. Here’s a quick recap of my training and a report from the race. Training and Recovery Recap At this point, it is … Read more
Sunday, I raced the Essex County Cherry Blossom 10k in Newark’s Branch Brook Park. This is a big local race, and it fit pretty well into my Pfitz training plan. Pfitz called for tune up races with two and four weeks to go – this race was three weeks out from my goal marathon. I … Read more
If you’re training for a running event and looking for a good training plan, Jack Daniels’ Running Formula is usually a good place to look. The book includes a variety of plans for distances ranging from the mile up to the marathon. This particular review will focus on the 5k to 10k plan. I used … Read more
This spring, I’ve been training for a half marathon using the 5k-10k plan found in Jack Daniels’ book Running Formula. I’ve previously written about my experience in Phase II of the plan, as well as my experience with Phase III of the plan. My goal race is Sunday, and I’m through my last workout in … Read more
I’ve had two main goals while training this spring – to set a new a PR in the 10k and to set a PR in the half marathon. The time finally came for my 10k. On a cold and rainy Sunday morning in April, I lined up for the start of Essex County’s Cherry Blossom … Read more
I’m still working my way through my spring training block. I have two big races on my calendar. The first is a local 10k in early April and the second is a half marathon in Delaware towards the end of the month. I’ve been following the 60-70mpw 5k-10k plan in Jack Daniels’ Running Formula. I … Read more
I’m currently in the middle of my spring training block. I’m targeting two key races – a large, local 10k at the beginning of April and a half marathon in Delaware towards the end of April. After my fall marathon, my goal was to work on my speed before returning to marathon training for another … Read more