The 2016 Mountains2Beach Marathon was not quite the race I’d prepared to run. I’d run the race in 2015, and achieved a BQ time that was not enough to save me from the 2016 cut-off time (BQ -2:28). When I studied my 2015 performance, I thought about the factors that slowed me down toward the end … More Race Report: Mountains2Beach Marathon 2016
Training Log for 2/28 to 3/5 – 44+ miles Sunday: Pacer for Hot Chocolate 15k (9.3 miles) Monday: 7 miles Tuesday: 3 miles Wednesday: 4.24 miles (5×800 plus warm up/cool down) Thursday: Rest Friday: 7 miles – 3 miles at GMP Saturday: 14 miles – with 4 short fartlek interval I won’t lie – … More March 6, 2016: 12 weeks and counting
Training log: 6 miles: 1 mile at HMP pace: Today is Day 2 of Mountains2Beach “Boston-or-Bust” marathon training. After what seems like a super quick recovery week last week from my very slow LA Marathon journey, I’m back in the marathon training craziness. I have 14 weeks until race day – 90 more days! … More February 22, 2016: Jumping back into beast mode
Miles run today: 0 Miles run 2016: 135.5 January has been busy yet I feel I’ve accomplished very little. Without getting into the boring minutia of my life, let’s just say I’m very grateful to be in a taper period for the next three weeks. It’s definitely a time to start planning for the rest … More January 24, 2016: Tapering and what happens after
January 2, 2016 Training Log: Type: Fast Finish Long Run (fast finish didn’t happen) Miles: 10ish Time: 1:41ish What’s with the “ish?” Just past mile 9 of this morning’s run, we were crossing a street and I tripped and fell. Okay, let me flesh out some details there; we did not cross the street at the intersection … More January 2, 2016: Trippin’
I know, I know, it’s New Year’s Day, 2016. I should have a list of goals I want to accomplish. And in particular, running goals. So far I have one: Qualify for the 2017 Boston Marathon. I have been really struggling to find a new goal to work toward. Boston was last year’s goal, after … More January 1, 1016: Deconstructing dreams
I’ve decided to go for another, faster, BQ time. My target race? Mountains2Beach in May 2016. I’m also signing up for the Utah Valley Marathon in June 2016 as a back-up race, in case I want/need to take another stab. There are three weeks between the races, enough time to recover and still take advantage … More October 18, 2015: The New and Improved Boston 2017 Plan
