marathon taper
One Month Later. What’s Been Happening?
The last time I posted something, I’d just completed a 26.2 mile training run. A lot has happened since then, but I guess the big news is that I have a real marathon to run this weekend in Richmond, VA. Before I share my race goal(s), I’ll attempt to *briefly* summarize the last four weeks.
10/12 [...]
Game On!
Planned: 30 minute easy run to build endurance.
Actual: 30 minute easy run.
No more talk of a groin pain, no more talk about the weather. Just finished an easy 30 minute run, felt great and am officially ready for Shamrock. Finally, after months of training, it feels like everything has clicked into place – now it’s [...]
Last Workout Of The Taper
“All easy running between now and Sunday’s marathon” – that’s what I kept telling myself as I ran my last quality session in the build up to the 2009 Shamrock Marathon.
This afternoon was a fairly tough workout, but it felt good. I warmed up for 15 minutes, ran 4 x 1000m (200m recovery jog), stretched [...]
Race Day Boost: Time To Load Up For The Shamrock Marathon
Just five days to go until the Shamrock Marathon which means tomorrow will be time to begin the four day loading cycle of Hammer Nutrition’s Race Day Boost. As the race falls on a Sunday, the loading takes place on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday – do NOT take Race Day Boost the day [...]
The Taper Continues
Today’s workout was optional, but I figured it would be a good “leg-stretcher” and probably more exciting than just running easy.
Planned: 15 to 30 minute warm up + stride workout [8 to 10 x 25 seconds with 1 minute recovery jog] + 15 to 30 minute cool down – build leg turnover and lactic [...]
Weekend Catch-Up
Well, not a bad weekend I suppose. Saturday I ran the Cox Falcon 5k and finished 4th overall in a respectable 17:25 (5:37 pace). Actually, looking back through my old race results I was surprised to see it was my joint 4th fastest 5k ever! Maybe I would have smiled more had I realized? The [...]
