Tag: marathon training
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Magical Mystic Valley Run
Our Sunday Long Run was 20 miles this week This type of distance is sometimes referred to as an LSD run: Long Slow Distance. The idea is to go out and run slower than marathon pace with the goal of getting your body used to running for 3-4 hours. There was nothing mystical about Sunday’s…
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Boston Marathon Training 2014
Thursday night I finally sat down and updated my Boston Marathon Training work sheet. I was doing okay with the training ramp up until my treadmill/knee incident on January 19th. My goal miles for January were 122.3 but I only managed 81.09. A lot of those miles were on the treadmill so I could avoid…
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My First DNS
After speaking with a medical professional on Tuesday, I’ve decided not to run the Derry 16 Miler this Sunday. My first DNS As I said in a previous post – what ever it takes to get to Boylston Street. Right now that means giving my knee time to get better. If it doesn’t get better,…
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The Road to Boston Continues
Today was Sunday Long Run (SLR) number three. Yesterday we had a modest snow fall of about 2-3 inches in our area. It was the heavy wet stuff and left a coating of water that produced a glaze of ice on the roads over night. The MRC always has a SLR no matter the weather and we always…
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Janathon Day 13 Boston
Today I start a week of training at work. With formal training I have less control over my schedule than usual. I can’t get up and walk out of a presentation at 1PM because it’s time to run 10K. I’m going to try to run before work since training starts at 9:30 and I don’t…
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Tanita Body Composition Analyzer
Who is Tanita? Tanita is a 70-year old Japanese firm that has been making precision scales for over 55 years. In 1992 they introduced the first body composition/analyzer scale to the professional market. In 1994 they started selling scales to the consumer market. While their commercial scales are approved for industrial use, their consumer scales are FDA approved. A few months ago I tried…