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Tag: Training
October 16, 2013
Dopey Training Plan
Before anything else, I’d like to thank my lovely readers! I’m not sure who you all are, but I appreciate those of you who I’ve met and contacted. And I really appreciate that you read and reply to my random rantings! I plan to start publishing on a more regular basis. For the last few weeks I’ve managed to do 3 posts a week, and I hope to keep up that pace for the forseeable future! Dopey Training As I’ve probably mentioned a dozen times, I’m doing the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge in January. I have done the[…continue reading]
October 9, 2013
Doubt
I haven’t had a very good race season. I’ve had all sorts of setbacks like injury, overtraining bouts and illness. I’m disappointed that I’ve bailed on races, especially the Berlin Marathon. And my overall lack of mileage this summer casts some serious doubt over my last two races this season. I’m finishing “Marathoning for Mortals” by Jenny Hadfield and John ‘The Penguin’ Bingham (book review coming soon, I promise!) and they write that your performance is based on the miles you’ve actually run, not the miles that were scheduled! I’m going to have to take that anecdote to heart! In[…continue reading]
October 4, 2013
Coming Out of Retirement
Back in May I merrily noted that I was retiring from being a running coach. It turns out that was only a 10-minute retirement. I will be leading a half-marathon clinic at the Square One Running Room starting on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. I led a similar clinic two years ago. The goal race is the Chilly Half-Marathon in March 2014. The clinic will be meeting Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 6:30pm and Sundays at 8:30am. A lot of those Tuesdays and Wednesdays fall on holidays like Christmas and New Years, so I’m not sure how we’re going to swing[…continue reading]
