One week to go. Time to taper down – and second guess myself all week as to whether or not I’m actually ready for this race. Early on, my training was going ok. I didn’t bounce back from Fred Lebow quite as quickly as I would have liked, and as a result I don’t think … Read more
Just two weeks to go until the Jersey City Marathon. Things have been looking up in the last few weeks, and last week’s workout at the Garden State 10 Miler was another indication that things are moving in the right direction. This week will start with one final workout – also at a race, the … Read more
Towards the end of last year, a group of researchers published a study based on a large sample of runner’s Strava data: The Training Intensity Distribution of Marathon Runners Across Performance Levels by Daniel Muniz-Pumares et al. I saw this article shared in a couple subreddits, including r/Marathon_Training. I’m pretty sure there was a thread … Read more
Last weekend, I ran the United NYC Half Marathon. The rest of the week was focused on recovery, and everything went to plan. At the end of the week, my legs felt great. My speed was back. And I was ready to attack these last couple weeks of training. Usually, I’d try to work in … Read more
I guess the title of these posts will now become, “JC Marathon Training.” Because this week was the United Airlines NYC Half – and it’s officially in the past. Despite the crumby weather, it was a great race and a fun time. I came up a little short of my goal, but I’ve got no … Read more
Feature image by Dietmar Rabich on Wikimedia Commons – CC BY-SA 4.0 Time flies, and just like that we’re it’s almost time for the United NYC Half Marathon. Seems like just yesterday I was running Fred Lebow – and March seemed a far way off. This training block started off slowly. The first couple of … Read more
It took a few weeks, but I’m finally getting into the groove of training. Last week was a pretty good week, with a solid(ish) twenty mile long run, and an improving pace on my easy runs. Winter is also (mostly) behind us. It’s still chilly in the mornings, but there shouldn’t be too many more … Read more
I’ve had a bit of a rough start with this training cycle. Early on, I don’t think I was quite fully recovered from the Fred Lebow Half. And last week, I had to deal with the heat in Florida. I’ve hit my mileage goals, but I haven’t had any great workouts. That said, things started … Read more
Training for my spring races is heading in the right direction. The first week was a little rough, but last week was an improvement. This week will, hopefully, continue that trend. Although it’s shaping up to be the kind of week where I’m more focused on mileage than on quality work. But if I can … Read more
Last week was the first in my transition from the Fred Lebow Half to my goal races for the spring: the NYC Half and the Jersey City Marathon. It didn’t go great, and I’m hoping this week goes better. In last week’s long run, I bombed out on the tempo sections. So this week, I’m … Read more