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Tag: marathon training

  • March for Homes Continues

    March for Homes Continues

    Boston Marathon Training Continues It has been three weeks since my February Wrap Up post. It has been an extremely busy three weeks, but I have managed to get a few miles of training in. Taxes are not due until April 15th, but I had to get mine done early so that I could complete…

  • February Wrap Up

    February Wrap Up

    In my last post I went over my mileage and training for February. For tracking purposes February ended on Saturday for me. But on the calendar February is still rolling along. Last week I ran a grueling 14.6 mile long run. It was just awful in so many ways. Looking ahead to this week’s 18.1…

  • February Running 2016

    February Running 2016

    Other than syncing my watch to Garmin Connect, I haven’t been keeping track of my running miles. Now that I have a deadline to be in marathon shape, it’s time to pay attention. February Running In January I ran 63.22 miles. One week I only ran 6.23 miles and two weeks I ran more than…

  • Marathon Training Begins

    Marathon Training Begins

    Probably the worse run of my life was the 2003 Boston Marathon. I had never run a marathon and was woefully under trained. I had jumped at an opportunity without much thought and had no concept of what I was about to do. The two things I had going for me were youth (38 years-old)…

  • Boston Marathon Training

    Boston Marathon Training

    It’s official, I’m running in the 2016 Boston Marathon! I will be running for Family Aid Boston. February 17th is a little late to start training for Boston, but I’m excited to be able to run this year. Boston Marathon Training When I ran my first Boston Marathon back in 2003, I started training late…

  • Runners High

    Runners High

    This weekend I ran on both Saturday and Sunday. I did the Marathon Sports Saturday group run and the MRC Sunday Long Run. Runners High Saturday we ran 5.6 miles with a group of 10 runners, including Jon Barachowitz of Marathon Sports in Melrose. We ran up hill to the Mt. Hood Golf Course and…