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Tag: Goals
September 16, 2014
Army Run Goals
The countdown is on to the Ottawa Army Run half-marathon. This is the race I’ve been training for all summer. And it will be a test to see if all this Jack Daniels training really worked. I have mixed emotions going into this race: I’ve trained hard, but some setbacks in the last month have left me with doubts. I know that I’ve trained harder than I ever have for a half-marathon, According to my Dailymile stats, I’ve run over 560km as part of this program since May 20, 2014. And I did the “quality” runs diligently. I’ve never done intervals[…continue reading]
August 20, 2014
Daniels’ Training Phase IV: Final Quality
It’s amazing how quickly time flies. If feels like only yesterday that I picked up Jack Daniels’ book and started drafting my Jack Daniels Inspired Summer Training Program. Now I’m almost done Phase III: Transition Quality and moving into the final stretch, Phase IV: Final Quality. This last phase is normally when I would be tapering, but Dr. Daniels’ takes a different approach. The last week feels almost like an anti-taper with a significant amount of easy miles. I’ve trusted the plan so far, so I’ll trust this too. The last week of this is the strangest. I’m used to taking it very easy[…continue reading]
August 1, 2014
Half-Year Resolutions
I made an ambitious set of New Year’s Resolutions in January. Some of them have gone really well, and some of them probably aren’t going to happen. As I mentioned in my last monthly review, I’m due to update this list. And there’s no reason that January 1 is the only time people can set resolutions! August 1 seems just as arbitrarily appropriate! I wanted to make all of these resolutions SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Sensitive) but some are difficult to measure in any specific way. NEW ITEMS: SET NEW FULL MARATHON PB I will run the Goodlife Fitness Toronto[…continue reading]
