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Tag: Goals
April 28, 2015
Toronto Marathon Goals!
It’s less than a week now until the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon. I was greatly apprehensive when I registered last MAY, but I’m feeling pretty good about it now. It’s been an interesting season. I started the season in November by buying a custom training plan from Project Run S.M.A.R.T to follow to the goal race. I kind of abandoned it a month or so later, but I liked the concept and I hope to apply it to my next season. During this extra-long season I led a half-marathon clinic through this BRUTAL winter and I was happy with how I felt pacing our goal race,[…continue reading]
March 11, 2015
I got into the New York City Marathon
To my surprise, and almost to my dismay, I got entry to the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon! I was nervously checking my NYRR account during drawing day last week to see if I got in. As I mentioned in my February Review I was almost hoping NOT to get in because I was looking forward to a bunch of fall half-marathons and was dreading the idea of summer marathon training. I was having a particularly bad day when I got the e-mail that I was IN. I have since changed my mind about dreading the race. I want[…continue reading]
February 27, 2015
Chilly Goals
On Sunday I will be running the Chilly Half-Marathon in Burlington as the 2:20 run-walk (r/w) pace bunny. This will be the 4th year in a row I’ve run this race, and my second time pacing it. I volunteered to be a pacer at this race for a few reasons. My true goal for the season is the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon. It’s the first serious full-marathon I’ve done in almost 3 years. Rather than risk going too hard and scuppering a month of training, I thought pacing at a challenging but comfortable range would be safer. I won’t[…continue reading]
