Archive for October, 2007
2007 Marine Corps Marathon Race Report & MotionBased Stats
Well, where do I start? It’s been 3 days since the marathon and only now do I feel like I have some spare time to sit down and write about the experience. Friday was a wet and windy day in Virginia Beach, and the drive to DC in the early afternoon wasn’t the most relaxing [...]
4 Day "Secret Sale" At Road Runner Sports
Just wanted to share information about the “Top Secret Shoe Sale” currently taking place at Road Runner Sports! Shop RoadRunnerSports.com now and save up to 41% (actually when you click through to their site it says save 68%!) on top name running shoes. The event runs from Friday, October 26th, through Monday, October 29th – [...]
Week 16 – Key Run Workout #2
Well, Thursday night’s run is over, which means my 16 weeks of marathon training is complete. At this stage in the game it’s too late to do anything about my level of fitness. With just a handful of days until the big race, it’s all about eating and drinking well, resting as much as possible [...]
Week 16 – Key Run Workout #1
Going into today’s workout I was a bit concerned the plan called for 6 x 400m repeats. Track work usually takes a lot out of me, and with the marathon only 5 days away I didn’t want to risk anything. What’s more, the 400m repeats had to be completed in 78 seconds, which is a [...]
Marine Corps Marathon Remote Runner Tracking
If you don’t have anything better to do next Sunday morning (October 28th), you could always sign up to track my progress in the Marine Corps Marathon. Remote Runner Tracking is a free service which allows you to receive split times and finish information instantly on a pager, text messaging number or e-mail, and is [...]
Week 15 – Key Run Workout #3
What a pleasant feeling this morning knowing I “only” had 10 miles to run on the trail. For the past 15 weeks of marathon training I’ve slowly increased my mileage and completed 5 x 20 mile runs. With the cooler temperatures today, the 10 miler was quite literally “a stroll in the park”. The FIRST [...]
Marine Corps Marathon Recommended Race Day Transportation
Race Day Transport has just been announced for next Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon: Runners are encouraged to take Metro for easy access to the start line The Marine Corps Marathon announced today transportation procedures for the October 28 event. Runners, their supporters and spectators are encouraged to take Metro, with service beginning at 5 a.m. [...]
Week 15 – Key Run Workout #2
I usually stop off somewhere on the way home from work and get my run in before heading for home. Tonight the weather was pretty bad (wet, windy and stormy), so I decided to go home first, catch up on a few chores and then head out later when the weather had cleared and the [...]
Run Less, Run Faster On The FIRST Training Plan
Runner’s World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary FIRST Training Program. If you’re reading this, chances are you want to be a better, stronger, healthier, and most of all, FASTER runner, right? But after work, family, errands and all the usual daily chores, how are we supposed to fit [...]
Week 15 – Key Run Workout #1
Thankfully there aren’t too many track workouts remaining in my marathon training plan I wouldn’t say I hate doing them, but they have been tough and I do find myself struggling to meet the required pace. Today’s workout looked to be another challenge: 10-20 minute warm up5 x 1000m @ 5:21 per mile pace10 minute [...]
