If you don’t follow politics at all, you may not know who Tim Pawlenty is. He is a former governor of the state of Minnesota who decided to run for President. He was part of the large field of Republican candidates who were vying for their party’s nomination. Last summer, after finishing a distant 3rd [...]
Posts Tagged ‘marathon training’
I am not Tim Pawlenty
Posted in boston marathon, motivation, training, tagged finish line, iowa straw poll, lactate threshold, marathon pace, marathon training, quitting, running, Sugarloaf Marathon, Tim Pawlenty on January 18, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Posted in motivation, racing, training, tagged bonk, havefun, just finish, marathon training, running, ultra marathon training, Vermont 50 on August 26, 2011 | 8 Comments »
October 2009 – Manchester, NH. I am running my first marathon. I have aspirations of qualifying for Boston in my first marathon. How cool would that be? Of course, I’ve only been running for a little over 11 months now. My training has been haphazard, AND I’ve had to lay off the miles in the [...]
Molasses
Posted in training, tagged heavy legs, marathon training, molasses, running on July 25, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Yesterday morning I went out for what the training schedule called a “dress rehearsal” run – 7 miles with 2 miles at Marathon Pace. As crappy and as sporadic as this training cycle has been, I’m not sure why I’ve continued to stick to some of the training program, but there it us. The temperature [...]
Numbers
Posted in Odd Ball, other, tagged highway driving, marathon training, road trip, running on July 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This past weekend the family and I drove to Western Massachusetts; the week before we drove to Maine for a weekend of hanging with the Bushes in Kennebunkport (okay, so maybe we didn’t actually hang with the Bushes); two weeks before that Jess & I drove to White Plains, NY and back in one day [...]
So you want to run a marathon?
Posted in motivation, training, tagged knowledge, marathon training, running, wanna run a marathon, want to run a marathon on May 14, 2011 | 16 Comments »
My brother-in-law, RB, emailed me a few days ago. He had decided that this was the year he was going to scratch “Run a Marathon” off of the bucket list. He came to me looking for a little advice on the how and what to do over the next several months. I essentially wrote back [...]
Here I Go Again…
Posted in training, tagged marathon training, running on May 9, 2011 | 6 Comments »
…and so it begins. Today I ran 8 miles followed up by some strides. I followed my heart and ran happy. The only real significance of the run is that it was the first scheduled run for this new training cycle. On Friday I officially signed up for the Around the Lake Marathon. Today I [...]
Complement
Posted in training, tagged Advanced Marathoning, marathon training, New Training, Pfitz 12/55, running on April 29, 2011 | 17 Comments »
com·ple·ment/ˈkämpləmənt/ Noun:A thing that completes or brings to perfection. Verb:Add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect. *** It’s time to complement – not to be confused with compliment. No, though I’m sure I could write 1000′s of words complimenting all of you, today the topic is complement. *** With [...]
Hamlet
Posted in boston marathon, training, tagged GU, Hamlet, marathon, marathon training, running, to GU or not to GU on March 28, 2011 | 11 Comments »
To GU or not to GU, that is the question… Whether ’tis nobler to hit the wall or take on possible stomach issues That is the thought that ran through my mind for nearly 13 miles of my run on Sunday. I have been a little gun-shy of ingesting anything other than liquid refreshment during [...]
Heart
Posted in training, tagged marathon, marathon training, motivation, running on July 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last week, a little over 12 weeks out from my next marathon, I suddenly had a crisis of confidence. It’s not like I fear the marathon like I used to. I know I am capable of finishing. Yes, there is always a part of me that wonders “can I finish this marathon today” but for [...]
I Feel the Need…
Posted in boston marathon, training, tagged intervals, Magic Mile, marathon training, Speed, Speed training, Yasso 800 on July 6, 2010 | 10 Comments »
…the Need for Speed. The primary training tool in the marathoner’s tool box is mileage. The more miles you put in the bank, the more likely you will be able to successfully complete a marathon. Logging 60 miles a week (something I’ve never done) will force your body to adjust to the concept of 26.2 [...]









