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Tag: Dopey Training
January 15, 2014
Dopey Challenge Report
Before anything else, I want to thank the thousands and thousands of volunteers that made the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend so magical! I don’t if any of you will see this report, but I really appreciate your time, energy, support and help! These races are genuine Disney magic. You feel like a kid again being in the parks, but I get to combine that with my passion of running and the joy of finishing the races. My times for these races are horrible, but the goal was to finish within the permitted times, and I did that very comfortably.[…continue reading]
January 7, 2014
Dopey Training: Week 8
I always look forward to taper week. I also always dread taper week.On one hand, I love that it’s a genuine break and the most important part is recovery. On the other hand, I get jittery and want to go-go-go which spills into other areas of my life. Mind you, with air temperatures around -24ºC and windchills below -30ºC, I’m kinda glad I didn’t have to be outside running too much last week. The super-cold temperatures, snow, wind and ice-storms are really making me look forward to Florida weather. They complain about 8ºC like it’s an ice age. I look[…continue reading]
December 31, 2013
Dopey Training: Week 7
Another simulation week complete! That was fun… Dopey Health Stats Resting Heart Rate: 56 BPM Weight: 205.8 Lbs Body Fat %: 26.6% Average hours of sleep: 7.5 (8+7.5+10+6.5+6+8) Getting up at 5am may have been a touch unnecessary on days I was off, but I felt it important to get the whole experience, including the early morning and lingering fatigue. There were a couple of nights where I had only 6 hours of sleep. Those were obviously bad, but perhaps a necessary experience too. I plan to make up for it this week. I’m waking up with a mild case[…continue reading]
