Category: Marathon training
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Marathon? I’m too slow.
I went to the 2024 San Diego Rock and Roll marathon. I started past my corral but about the same time as last time. About 45 minutes after the first runners. My Garmin was keeping me between 14:30 and 15:00, legs were good. At mile 8 I was stopped and told I missed the cut…
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Marathon training has begun
The theme of this post is flexibility. Flexibility is important literally and figuratively. I finish all my workouts with simple multiple stretches. I touch my toes standing straight leg for an 80 count. Standing quadricep stretch, 80 count each side. Then the groin, 60 count right, center, and left. I use a century cable stretching…
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Pre-premarathon
Finally finished another week of school. Kicking my ass. Now on to my current week of running. So two things I have learned first if you want a stellar run or training week every time you will be frustrated. Getting up and out for one mile is 1/10th as big as ten miles but at…
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Marathon training starts?
My next marathon is the Rock and Roll San Diego Marathon June 2nd. I will start specific training 16 weeks before. Which is February 11th, which is six weeks away. What am I doing now? Training to start training of course. Running three days a week cross training for two days. I will share my…
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It’s not a sprint, it’s literally a marathon.
How did I start running? What is my running experience? What kind of training do I do? I am 54 years old, a good 30 pounds overweight. But I wasn’t always this way. I started out as most young men do by lifting weights. Cardio was not a concern. That started to change after 9/11.…