I did my second week in a row of a long run this Sunday, and afterwards I thought, “Damn, it feels good to do a long run.” I love the feeling of finishing, heading home famished, taking a hot shower, putting on the sweats and sitting down to a satisfying … Continue reading
Matt and I were finally tired of just running an easy hour a day, so we started back on doing some workouts from the Daniels book again. I haven’t done a workout in nearly two years, and I’m sooooo much slower than I was before, but I need to start … Continue reading
Matt and I ran 70 minutes last night on a paved bike path near our apartment, the furthest we’ve run in a couple of weeks. We’re still getting our legs back after hiking the Colorado Trail in late August/early September. Then we got ghiardia, or at least it finally showed … Continue reading
The finishers of the Wildwood Trail in one run – Alex, Steve and Matt What can I say but that it was an awesome day! One week ago, it looked to be only Julie and I running the 30+ mile Wildwood Trail through Forest Park and by the time the … Continue reading
Summary – A decent week of training. I was sore the first part of the week; way more sore than I thought I would be since we only had one marathon this past weekend. However, the hills of Ocala along with the accumulation of marathons (5 in 16 days) took … Continue reading
Summary – Weird week. I walked more than double what I ran this week. I wanted to get my legs back and I also only had one marathon this week so my running was down. I also didn’t want to stretch too much because that aggravated my strained muscles as … Continue reading
Summary – Two marathons in the week really helped get my total running time up. It also limited some of my other activities with little core work and no tennis. I also walked more during the week as I tried to heal my legs. It was a very good week … Continue reading
Summary – Very positive week. Most importantly, the marathon went well and I felt strong throughout the race. I think all the core work is really paying off as I was never sore in my hip flexors, abs, or back throughout the race. I’m also glad I did some more … Continue reading
Summary – This was probably my most complete week thus far. I ran every day; I put in almost 11 hours of running and much less walking than usual. I also got in a lot of core and stretching work. I’m feeling strong and fit for the upcoming races. I … Continue reading
Summary – This is getting to be the norm: there were good aspects to this week of training and yet again, I failed in other areas. This is largely the theme of my life but I’ll save that for another time. I didn’t run as much as I’d like, primarily … Continue reading
Summary – Like most weeks, it was an up and down week. It didn’t go according to plan but still was a really good week overall for running. I was sick almost the entire week with sinus issues and pink eye. We were also traveling and visiting so our sleeping … Continue reading
Summary – An up and down week. The four hour run was awesome and I’m really glad we got it in. Definitely sore in the feet and joints but I didn’t start feeling roughed up until well past the three hour mark which leads me to believe I am definitely … Continue reading
It’s 3:45pm and I’m lying in bed. My body is achy and my head is a bit cloudy. I’m clean and thankfully well fed now, but when I try to get up and walk around the condo, I resemble a new born calf. I wonder how, after 4 hours of … Continue reading
Summary – Awesome week in some respects (sandwich run and increased total running time) and not such a great week in other areas (low core and stretching time and two days off to end the week). However, the objective of training for the 100 miler is still being worked on … Continue reading
Summary – This was a really good week. The 3 hour run to start the week was a bit of a shock to the system and a rough beginning for the week. However, things progressed nicely and by the end of the week we feel well prepared for next week’s … Continue reading
Summary – We had a good week of training despite all the moving around. We enjoyed some good long runs in the mountains of Virginia along the Appalachian Trail, a gorgeous day in Raleigh, NC on roads and trails, a run around Beaufort, SC, some trail running with our friend … Continue reading
I’ve been inspired by Anton Krupicka and his running blog. He is a top ultra marathoner and he posts all his training on his website. So my idea is that while I’m not an ultra elite and this isn’t strictly a running website, I will post my training once a … Continue reading
