Archive for 'Marathon Training'
26.2 Miles to Go
Posted on 28. May, 2011 by Joe.
As I sit here and type up this short little post, there is just the slightest breeze flowing through my home office. It’s a pleasant spring evening. A far cry from the bitter cold and snow that greeted the start of this training back in the beginning of February. This morning I completed a paltry [...]
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Day 6 – Reaching for the Tape(r)
Posted on 08. May, 2011 by Joe.
Tweet Yes, I am a day behind in getting this up. I had full intentions of doing this last night, but then I stumbled upon Revenge of the Sith on Spike TV and, well, that was that. Onto the show…. So, day 6 is Saturday, and Saturday can mean only one thing. Another bruising long [...]
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Day 5 – Cashing in 20 Miles Early
Posted on 06. May, 2011 by Joe.
When you battle for over a decade, fighting to lose almost 100 pounds, you identify many triggers and weaknesses that you need to fight off. The latest one is probably one of the most ironic. It’s long marathon training runs. They attack me on two fronts. From a dietary standpoint, they act as some perverted [...]
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Day 4 – Is that the…..Sun?
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Joe.
Tweet So, off we go. Today was what I can call a sleeping in day. Up and at ‘em at 5:00 AM. Shockingly enough, I didn’t need my alarm. Regardless, 5:00 was stretching things as I needed to get in a five mile run this morning. I probably should have gotten up 15-20 minutes earlier, [...]
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Day 3 – Beating the Birds…..Again
Posted on 04. May, 2011 by Joe.
No alarm clock needed today. The piercing sound that I despise would not be necessary on this day. No, that’s what (almost) four year olds are for. Getting up at 4:30 AM isn’t the biggest deal in the world for me, as I did yesterday. Simply turn it in a bit earlier that night and [...]
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