#bostonqualify

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Marathon Training: Week 6 (or so)

Yesterday was a GREAT long run. Knocked out 16 miles and felt really good about it! I saw an adorable muskrat (I think) drinking water through a reed (no joke!), a Heron sitting on the bank about 10 feet from me, and some adorable doggos!

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Marathon Training: Week 4

I’ve been shit at getting out this past week. No long run Sunday. No run to speak of since Thursday last week...

... Until today! I got a solid 7 miler on the books at lunch. Run felt good!

I’ve been beating myself up for not getting out in almost a week, but then I realized that won’t do ANY good. So, around mile 3 I decided I was going to be happy with today’s run; and happy I am!

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Marathon Training: Week 3

Tonight was a short night; 3 miles. It was a good run. I can already see and feel improvements to my fitness which are being reinforced by my pace. Add to that almost getting hit by some lovely driver and I had a GREAT night! I keep having thoughts of a 100 miler. I want it. I’m just not sure I want it badly enough...yet. The thoughts keep occurring. The feeling hasn’t subsided at all since I started feeling it last year. I think I might need to do something stupid soon. Any supporters of stupid decisions out there?

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Marathon Training: Week 2

This week’s training started with a real good 13.5 miler yesterday in SHIT conditions. It was about 48-50 degrees with a cold mist coming down. I sucked it up and got out on the road anyway. There is something to be said about embracing the suck and getting after it. I had my rain jacket on for the first mile and a half. That was pointless. It wasn’t cold enough for it, so I shucked that and stuffed it into my tiny little Fuel belt pouch. Somehow I got it to fit! The rest of the run was great; smooth and fairly easy going for the pace I was running. I finished coming up a nice loooooong hill and then a speedy, slightly pushed-pace, flat section. All in all, it was a great first official Long run!

Today was slow recovery day with new shoes! Unfortunately, I think they’re a half size too big, so I’ll be swapping them for the next half down. I think they will do nicely replacing my old marathon distance shoes, the Hoka Tracer. The legs were a little sore tonight, but it was an easy run to the store to pickup trash bags and chocolate!

As far as training goes, it’s a great start to the 12-14 week cycle!

[coachkai]

It’s Not Over Yet! I’m doing a test run here in my new S/Lab Sense 2 Set hydration pack 💦 by @salomonrunning (thanks for the recommendation @runadventuresome !) and I’m also on my way to #Pennsylvania (thanks @amtrak !) right now to help pace @dr.stanbazile in the @ymcarun @enders_insurance Harrisburg Marathon tomorrow morning. The goal is to #bostonqualify 🦄, so we’ll need to hold an average pace of 7:00/mile for 26.2 miles and complete the race in 3 hours and 5 minutes or less. @dr.stanbazile has worked really hard this training program and @javie.gomez and I were lucky enough to witness this when we joined him on his weekly Thursday night workouts out in @prospect_park . So, please go shower this man with love ❤️ I know he doesn’t need it because he will crush it, but it’ll be nice. If anything, I’m going to need it more haha. This is not going to be an easy but we are going for it. You can track us on the @racejoy app. I’ll share our bib numbers tonight. Let’s do this SB 👊🏼💥 Video by @pineapple.yogi _ #harrisburgmarathon #ymcarun #futurebostonqualifier #teamwrk #goalsarenotcanceled #altraredteamus (at Harrisburg Marathon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQtlTUnwN1/?igshid=1x3wtjqonzrto

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Run Less, Run Faster: Day 1 = Tempo Run

Run Less, Run Faster: Day 1 = Tempo Run

Recently, I registered for the Presque Isle Full Marathon in Erie, PA. If you don’t know about it, get to knowing about it! Great flat course on Lake Erie. It is a state park with beach sand around the entire peninsula and the middle of the peninsula full…

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