Marathon
Haile Gebrselassie Sets New Marathon World Record
Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record as he won the Berlin Marathon for the third time in a row. The 35-year-old Ethiopian became the first man to run under two hours, four minutes as he clocked 2:03:59. His time was nearly half a minute quicker than his previous record, set over the same course [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 11 Day 3
Week 11, Day 3 Phase: Marathon Workout: 60 to 70 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Uneventful treadmill run this afternoon. Plodded along for an hour, varying the incline and speed to break things up a bit. Actually my mind was half on preparing for tomorrow’s tough workout and half on recovering from yesterday’s intervals. [...]
Marine Corps Marathon Sold Out? Not With This Great Deal!
Registration for this year’s Marine Corps Marathon closed out in five days (the second fast in event history) and as usual, many runners missed the boat and were forced to look elsewhere for a Fall marathon. This year, however, the Palomar Hotel is offering a first-of-its kind partnership with the 33rd Annual Marine Corps Marathon [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 10 Day 7
Week 10, Day 7 Phase: Marathon Workout: Long, Steady Run: 18 to 20 miles Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue Up early for a long run this morning. Checked the weather – 70°F/94% humidity – nice! Had my usual 3 scoops of Sustained Energy mixed with 24oz of water for breakfast and mixed [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 10 Day 6
Week 10, Day 6 Phase: Marathon Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Tempo Run: 3 to 5 miles + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down Purpose: Build Stamina – lactate threshold No Hampton Bay Days 10k today due to adverse weather conditions courtesy of Tropical Storm Hanna, so I figured I’d attempt the tempo run [...]
2009 Overseas Flora London Marathon Online Entry Ballot
Was clicking around a few running sites earlier today, clicked on a link to the London Marathon web site and noticed the 2009 Overseas Online Entry Ballot was ending today, September 5th. I’ve run London twice before (’92 and ’96) and have wanted to go back to race it again for quite some time. I [...]
