I know that, last week, I mentioned wanting to complete two workouts per week for the rest of the year. This week, I only got 1 workout in. It wasn’t much. But, I thought I’d start my work towards that magical Boston Marathon qualifying time with running a Jeff Galloway “Magic Mile.” I wanted to … More Starting Off with a Magic Mile
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been going at this running thing for over 3 years now. The picture above represents the moment where I started to get serious about it. Today’s post is largely motivated by a YouTube video I watched last week that I will be posting tomorrow from Bart Yasso (I’m quickly … More Advice for Beginning Runners – Getting Started
Week 11, on paper, looked like an easy week. After 3 weekends of long runs, this past weekend, I only had to run 4 miles. Easy…right? Like Luke Skywalker, I headed into this week ready for an easy one. I should have listened to Princess Leiah. It’s a trap. After weekend runs of 8, 6.5, and … More Uneven Week 11 in Review
Yesterday, I ran my first “magic mile” as part of my 6.5 mile long run. It got up at 7am and eventually made my way down to Cal Tech to use their track for this part of my training. What is the “magic mile?” Well, it’s a method for predicting performance at the 5K, 10K, Half … More The Magic Mile
The fifth week of my Disneyland Half Marathon training has proven to be the most difficult yet. It’s amazing what a difference one week can make. Week 4 was filled with a sense of personal victories. It was almost a week of dreams…a payoff for 3 weeks of hard work. Maybe because it was so … More When all Else Fails, Just Keep Going – Week 5 Recap
