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Tag: marathon training
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…
Cresting Hills
Sunday we ran our final long run before the Boston Marathon. 12.58 miles of hills and good company. There is great joy in being out on a long run with friends on a great day. The freedom experienced while running is unlike anything else I have experienced. Feeling the sun on your face and the air…
Big Long Run
This Saturday was the longest of the long runs before Boston. We had a convoy of cars take us out to Hopkinton for the 21.5 mile run to Boston College. Big Long Run We have spent the past twelve weeks building up to this run. Prior to this run, our longest had been 20 miles.…