Training

OK, last hit of Christmas. My wife makes the best cookies; I ate another seven or eight cookies yesterday afternoon to stay on track with my plan!

Yesterday I decided to officially begin my training (I've been running quite a bit already but…) by jumping into frigid Lake George – Lake George,…

OK, I ran 12 miles rather than 20. I'm an ambitious guy to begin with but I changed my distance based on two factors: First, right before I left for…

Jim's schedule says, "run 20 @ x pace" As much as I'd rather do something else. I'm going to run 12 more (my stretch-base) today. My demons have no…

It was 10° F and dark tonight. And despite the fact that my run was very, very short (thank you, schedule), I was struck by how lonely I felt. I…

I don’t think I fully understand the schedule that the crazy ultra-marathon Jim gave me. Are there 3 days each week I have to do the workout twice…

I ran my 6.5 in 42:57-not too bad considering I had to stop and stretch as one of my hamstrings was seizing up. Lesson: The harder I run the quicker…

My continued struggle with actually stretching has to stop. I'm off today; it's a rest day. Probably the same for tomorrow. The deal is ... I want to…

No workout again yesterday as my wife was away for almost 4 days and I was in charge of homeschool, meals, entertainment, my regular work and ...…

I was bummed out because I couldn't do my long run on Monday (1/9) so I substituted that cardio/legs workout from Insanity I thought it would…

My legs were still killing me today when my window to run was closing quickly. I took yesterday off but am still sore so I contemplated another rest…

I'm getting up tomorrow at 5am to do my 10.5 mile run at a 90% max pace. It'll be cold, dark and early and it's just what I need to start facing my…

Ok, I actually hadn't planned on running yesterday (Sunday) - fine. But the day prior, I didn't plan on eating like a goober either. Saturday night I…

Ok, another 13.5 today. Tomorrow 12. The higher mileage is getting normal. By the way, I'd have done the planned 14 but at a juncture where I could…

It's an easy trap for anyone to fall into where they either have it exactly their way or not at all. For me, it's easy to do the extreme thing but…

I'm headed out to do 17+ today and I'm stalling. I hate even saying it. I just blew 15 minutes and I could easily fill another 30 (with legit work…

What's the deal with not stretching?! I had two days to stretch. I should have done a good stretch at least one day but I didn't do anything either…

Nothing Tuesday, Insanity (vigorous legs/cardio routine) yesterday and today I plan on doing a fast 10.5. Work has me running in a different way so I…

No run today. I'm dancing with my sons to Fat Boys radio on Pandora! So Star Wars and dancing and cuddles trumps my run for the day. Tomorrow I'm…

56 miles this week. Two 19 mile runs and an 18. Rest tomorrow. Hit my speed workout on Monday. I'm feeling excited. Essentially, January is over!…

Decide. Talk to people who know more than you. Create a pretty inflexible schedule. Do what you are told to do by people who know more than you. Get…

Well I got excited, did more mileage sooner than I'd planned. I got over zealous and broken not too bad, I hope but In the matter of less than two…

My knee felt fine yesterday (resting after I messed up my knee during a 22 mile run/hobble) so I was feeling good about doing my 6.5 mile sprint. I…

I went to my local running store yesterday to pick up "The Stick" and hopefully to talk to at least one of Jims (both informal mentors) who work at…

It's been a week since I hurt my knee and I'm feel good about things so I'm going to go for a long slow run. The plan? 19 miles—on a treadmill. O…

I ran 11.5 on Monday. That was a boost to my spirits after I've not been able to put in much of any distance since my left knee revolted. Today I was…

I get that my updates have been far more sparse than they were originally. I've done my best with all I have going on. That said… Son of a gun! I'm…

I had a really good run last week. I ran 26 miles-my furthest distance in my training. For long runs I'm going to do a 30 mile run this week, another…

OK, that was it! That was my last really long run before my really, really long run. Next week-a hard and fast 16 miles will be the long run. Between…

I had a really tough time yesterday running 16 and of course the thoughts raced through my mind, “If I’m struggling like this on 16 … 100!! I think I…

I ran 6.5 today at 90%+ effort. My lungs/legs didn't adjust until about 4.5 miles in and then I ran harder. I just kept thinking, You think your legs…

People come from all over the world to go to NYC and some passionate runners make the trip just to run in and around Central Park. So for my last…

I hurt the ball of my right foot. It's bruised and pretty swollen. Right now I'm walking on my heel to get around. Unreal. I'll see what I can do to…

One of only a few massages that I got throughout the duration of my training and post race time. I should've gotten more, but this one felt good.

Corn Starch (don't ask) check! Peanut M M s check! Cliff Bars check! Socks and extra socks check! Extra sneakers check! Hat I don't want to wear a…