marathon training

Spring running update

March 22, 2009 by greg Leave a Comment

Hello poor neglected blog. The slacker is back. After a nice 5.4 miles yesterday I was so energized for an 8+ mile run today. It felt great! Of course spring has sprung and that helps. It was the first time I’ve been able to wear shorts as it was a balmy 45 degrees. I ran close to the rising Red River and was amazed at all the dike building going on. We’re just waiting for the flood waters to flow. After my run I had one of my favorite post run smoothies – blueberry, peanut butter, ovaltine and protein.

Oh, I should add I just signed up for the Fargo Half Marathon on May 9. WOOHOO!

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Off the sideline and back on my feet

September 4, 2008 by greg Leave a Comment

I think the orthotics and the cortisone are working. Although my foot is still sore it is not nearly as painful as it was before. Yesterday I tested the waters on the dreadmill with an easy 3 miles. My foot felt pretty good and the pain did not worsen after the workout. So I went out for a very nice 5.5 miles this morning. A gorgeous morning – crisp and cool. My favorite weather for running. It felt great and the foot does not seem to be getting worse. It’s not 100% but I’m so happy it’s not worsening after running. I think I’ll be able to get through my half marathon this weekend.

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Time to get serious

August 25, 2008 by greg Leave a Comment

Ok, so I am behind in my training. But I did get in over 40 miles this past week. All in three long runs. Yesterday I did my longest run to date – 19 miles. I should have had a 20 under my belt a couple weeks ago. All this traveling and eating has left me bloated and not ready for the Twin Cities in October. So, I have decided that I probably will not make a PR on this upcoming race. But, if I want to finish feeling good, without injury, I’ve got to get more serious about my training. Time to kick it up a notch. Perhaps this blog will make me more accountable. Here’s my training plan for this week:

Tuesday, 5 miles

Wednesday, 10 miles

Thursday, 5 miles

Friday, rest

Saturday, 10 miles

Sunday, 20 miles

Let the serious running begin.

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La la run

June 7, 2008 by greg Leave a Comment

Have you ever had one of those runs where you just didn’t feel like you were connected to it? Like you were in another place and the run was just happening? That happened to me this morning. I went out for a nice 5.8 mile run this morning. It was a gorgeous morning with the sun streaming through the trees and a cool breeze blowing to take the edge off the humid air. Should have been perfect. But as I was running I just didn’t feel like I was connected to my body. It was going through the motions just fine but it was like someone else’s body. It kind of reminds me of Jill Bolte Taylor’s description of her mind going to la la land while she was having a stroke. One of the strangest runs I’ve had in a while. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Well, I haven’t posted since the marathon and I wanted to update you all on my training. It’s only one more week to the Manitoba Marathon in Winnipeg and I’ve been able to quickly jump back into training after Fargo. As you can see from my training graph I did a reverse taper for two weeks hitting another 20 mile training run. I’m now tapering down until the race. Well, taper is to mild of a word. I didn’t run at all during the week last week due to work and stormy weather. But this weekend is beautiful and I’m getting in my weekend runs. I’ll do a little more running during the week, easy 4 milers I think, and then give it my best on Father’s day.

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I am READY

May 14, 2008 by greg Leave a Comment

Only a few more days before the marathon and I feel ready. I was just lamenting over on the runningahead forums that I both love and hate tapering for these races. I love the taper time as I feel so strong when my legs are well rested. Like this morning when I went out for a very strong and invigorating 4 miles. But I hate the feeling that I am slacking off. After these months of training and long runs I just want to get out there and run some more. I also start to feel bloated and heavy. Oh, speaking of that, I did not meet my weight loss goal for the race. I was hoping to be about 30 pounds lighter. But that’s the way it goes. I can never seem to lose weight near the end of my training. As a matter of fact I tend to gain weight. So there it is. I’ll make the best of it this Saturday. I am really looking forward to a good strong race in my hometown.