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Tag: marathon training
Sunday Long Run Number 8 for 2017
Sunday Long Run Number 8 was a step up in distance to 18.1 for the long run. The short run was 9.1 and for our friends running the Chicago Marathon there was a 20 mile run. My race isn’t until December 10th, so I did the 18.1 mile run. Like all Sunday Long Runs, we…
Sunday Long Run Number 7 for 2017
Sunday Long Run Number 7 Week Number 7 was much cooler than last week, and we only had to run 14.6 miles! I was traveling last week so I only managed to get in one 4.34 mile run along the water front in Baltimore. I definitely need to be more diligent with my training while…
Sunday Long Run Number 6 for 2017
Sunday Long Run Number 6 Now that I’m committed to a 2017 marathon, the training must go on. I rely on the Sunday Long Run program to get in my weekly long run. If it wasn’t for this program, getting in my miles and these long runs would be much more challenging. This week the official…
Saturday Running Sunday Kayaking
The Melrose Running club began their “Fall Sunday Long Run Program” this week. We call it the Fall Program because local runners use it to prepare for their fall marathons. Because the MRC had their summer party Saturday night, we had our first run on Saturday. We didn’t want anyone staying up too late and…
Sunday Long Run 2017 Winchester Highlands
Sunday Long Run Week Seven The “Winchester Highlands Run” is a particularly challenging Sunday long run. The long course is 16.2 miles full of hills. It is also a step up week from the previous week’s 12.5 mile run. Out total elevation gain and loss is 600 feet. Now if that were spread over 16.2…
Sunday Long Run Marathon Training 2017 02
Sunday Long Run 2017 02 is actually run number 3. Our program is managed by an engineer, so we start with run 00. Jim Carson has managed the Sunday Long Run program since I have been involved with it. He organizes the volunteers and makes sure we have supplies for the water stops. I don’t…