This weekend, I’ll be running the Philadelphia Marathon. So I figured that this would be a good time to reflect on how my training has gone the past few months. So here’s an overview of this training cycle – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Training Cycle Goals Last October, I ran my first … Read more
Are you looking for a training schedule to get you through 26.2 miles and hit a new PR? Well here’s an overview of a great choice – the Pete Pfitzinger marathon plan. Pfitz – also known as Uncle Pete – is an accomplished distance runner. He studied exercise science and wrote several books about training. … Read more
If you’re planning for your next marathon, you might want to consider a Jack Daniels marathon training plan. The 2Q plan is challenging yet flexible, and it could be the right choice to push you to a new PR. There are a bunch of marathon training plans out there in books and on the internet. … Read more
About six weeks ago, I ran my goal race for the spring. I ran the Coastal Delaware Running Festival Half Marathon and set a new PR. Read the race report here. I’m planning on running the Philadelphia Marathon in November. From one race to the next, that’s about 30 weeks. I thought it would be … Read more
This year, one of my goals was to run my first marathon. I registered for the New Jersey Marathon in October, and eventually had my plans shifted to Atlantic City due to Covid. But happily, I was able to run a race. Here’s my race report. Training for My First Marathon I wrote more extensively … Read more
After I spent the spring training for a half, the plan was to continue to ramp up my mileage and prepare for a full marathon in the fall. The bad news is that life got busy in a variety of ways, and I stopped writing this blog for a while. I had hoped to write … Read more