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Category Archives: NYC Marathon
Anxieties or Week Two of Marathon Training
So yes, the second week of my marathon training is in the books. The week started off well with my first official cross-training bike ride. I survived! I’m still getting used to my new bike, Betty. She is really a … Continue reading
Week One
I apologize for that very lame and pathetic blog title but I’m sleepy after my first week of marathon training for this year’s NYC Marathon. So yes, week one is in the books. In some ways it’s like the first … Continue reading
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Tagged cross training, cycling, Danny's Cycles, Deep Water Running, marathon training, NYC Marathon, Running, training
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It Gets Real Now
Today is the first day of training for the 2014 NYC Marathon. It is a rest/cross training day. Ponder that for a moment. You are starting a new training plan for a marathon and your first option is to take … Continue reading
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Post-Marathon Recovery
There is a ton of advice on post-marathon recovery. I know this because I’ve posted some of them on my Pinterest page. Have I actually followed any of them? Yes and no. I’ve got the rest part down pretty well. … Continue reading
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Tagged Marathon Recovery, marathon training, NYC Marathon, Running, training
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Someone Who Believes In You
Yes, the title of this blog post is a title of an Air Supply song. Two things I just did there: 1) I revealed my age group and 2) I solidified my dorkiness. As all long distance runners know, when … Continue reading
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Tagged NYC Marathon, NYRR, racing, Running
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Healing Process
I have often said that running helps me maintain the status quo on the normal days, helps me celebrate the really good days, and helps me heal on the really bad days. Runners are also pretty darn good at creating … Continue reading
Do I Belong Here?
It has been an amazing summer and fall and as I sit here trying not to get too excited about the NYC Marathon on Sunday I can’t help but look back on how much has changed since the Brooklyn Half. … Continue reading
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Tagged marathon training, NYC Marathon, NYRR, Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff, Running, training
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So That Happened
This weekend was just supposed to be about my 20 mile long run. Get through that 20 miler and then my taper can begin. The one problem was that I also had to run the Staten Island Half Marathon in … Continue reading
Posted in Half Marathons, NYC Marathon, Race Recap, running
Tagged NYC Marathon, NYRR, Running, Staten Island Half Marathon, training
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Shattered
For those of you who have been following my blog for a while you know that I one of my goals for the past year and half has been to get a new PR for the half marathon. There huge … Continue reading
Posted in Half Marathons, NYC Marathon, Race Recap, running
Tagged Grete's Great Gallop, half marathon, marathon training, NYC Marathon, NYRR, Running, training
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With a Little Help From My Friends
Running in general is a solitary sport, we know this and often enjoy that aspect of it. But sometimes having that little extra support can carry through some of those challenging miles. Last weekend was my first scary mileage weekend … Continue reading
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