Tag: marathon training
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Sunday Long Run
I have begun my 22 week quest for a Boston Qualifying Time at the 2013 Bay State Marathon. It is a challenging goal and one that I will not achieve easily or without sacrifice. I know that qualifying in October of this year will not get me into the 2014 Boston Marathon, but that’s okay. This is…
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New Years Commitments Revisited
As 2012 drew to a close and the promise of 2013 was alive in everyone’s imagination many of us made resolutions and commitments for the new year. My New Years Commitments My commitment was to run three days per week each week in 2013. This week will mark the end of week 18 which should…
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Becoming a Runner
Becoming a Runner The 2003 Boston Marathon was an amazing experience. It was my first marathon AND it was Boston, the grand-daddy of them all. Well, except for that one in Greece. I was never an athlete growing up, and had never participated in anything as strenuous as a marathon before. When I crossed that finish…
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My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience
My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience This was definitely a marathon to remember. Ten days out, various sources said race day would be in the mid to high 80’s. But why believe a forecast that far out? These guys and gals have a hard time with a 24-hour forecast. As the day grew closer the forecasted…