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McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 3 Day 6
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Week 3, Day 6
Phase: Base
Workout: Long, Steady Run: 14 to 16 miles
Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue
Comments: Time on your feet is more important than pace in a […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 1 Day 7
Week 1, Day 7
Phase: Base
Workout: Long, Steady Run: 14 to 16 miles
Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue
Comments: Time on your feet is more important than pace in a long, steady run. Run easy and run long.
Nice early start this morning for my first “long” run in quite a while. According to the training […]
Early Morning Sunday Long Run
The Frederick Marathon is only 3 weeks away, so today I was anxious to log another long run and simulate the 6:30am race start. I woke around 5:30am, mixed up a couple of scoops of Sustained Energy in 20oz of water and checked the weather for the next couple of hours. Predicted temperature was […]
Nice Run, Shame About The Car Break-In
When I woke on Sunday morning to the sound of pouring rain, my first thought was to turn over, go back to sleep and forget about the 20 miles I needed to run in preparation for the Frederick Marathon on May 4th. However, the competitor in me and my desire to run a great […]
Rare Mid-Week Long Run
Unable to run long this weekend due to my involvement in Sunday’s Virginia Duathlon, so decided to fit one in after work today instead. Turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far (a balmy 76°F) which was great for the kids on Spring Break but probably not ideal conditions for a […]
Last Long Run Before Shamrock Marathon
With just 2 weeks to go to the Shamrock Marathon, it was important to get a final long training run in today. I’ll be honest and tell you I wasn’t really looking forward to the 20 miler on the trails of First Landing State Park, but with the relative lack of long runs in my […]
