My first big race of the year is the Jersey City Marathon in April. After running the Erie Marathon in September, I took a few weeks to recover. Then, I shifted my focus to shorter races for the late fall and the early winter. That culminated in the Rutgers Big Chill. After a couple weeks … Read more
I’m running the Erie Marathon in one week, which means that I’m solidly in taper mode. With all of the hard work behind me, I wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on how things have been going the last few weeks. The short version: I feel like I’m in a good place. Keep … Read more
Are you looking to challenge yourself with your next marathon and push your limits? You should find a good training plan to follow. But it can be hard to know which one is right for you. There are a lot of options out there, and they are most definitely not all created equal. Two of … Read more
Whether you’re running your first marathon or looking to improve over your last one, it usually helps to follow a training plan of some kind. But there are tons of training plans out there, and they vary wildly in quality. Which one should you choose? Today, I’m going to look at the marathon training plan … Read more
In the spring, I ran the Jersey City marathon. It didn’t go quite as well as I’d planned. But recovery from the marathon went pretty well. Within three weeks, I was feeling pretty good. This weekend – seven weeks after the marathon – I’m running a 5k. Now that the race is almost here, I … Read more
If you are looking for an advanced marathon training plan, Pfitz and Jack Daniels are two of the most popular options. They are often recommended to runners asking questions at /r/AdvancedRunning. Runners tend to find their way into one camp or the other. As a result, many runners lack a full understanding of the other … Read more
Tomorrow, I’m running the Jersey City Marathon. Last time I wrote about my training, I had just wrapped up my peak weeks and I had a few weeks left. With the training behind me and the race ahead of me, I figured this would be a good time to reflect on how training went and … Read more
My training this spring is focused on the Jersey City Marathon coming up at the end of April. The last time I posted a check in, I was three weeks into the training cycle and things were going well. Six weeks have flown by, and at this point I have about three weeks to go. … Read more
This week, I’m spending a few days up in Lake George for a relaxing winter get away. It’s been about three and a half weeks since this training block started. I was a bit hesitant going in. But things have been going pretty smooth. Here’s a quick run down. The Plan – Modified Pfitz 12/85 … Read more
After running the Philly marathon in November, my recovery has been going fairly well. Over the course of the first four weeks, I slowly eased back in. My mileage increased and the soreness went away, but my hip flexor wasn’t 100% and I bailed on my first attempt at a long run. Over the next … Read more