Tag Archives: training

NYRR NFL Back to Football Run

Posted on August 31, 2012 by scoopsontherun

I’ll be honest about this — I signed up for this race because we got a Nike Dri-Fit shirt. I am that shallow. The distance, four miles, was actually the distance I was supposed to run for my marathon training … Continue reading →

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Week 7

Posted on August 26, 2012 by scoopsontherun

Yeah, that’s not a very exciting title for a blog post just as this wasn’t a very exciting week for running. My quad was somewhat achy this week so I only ran twice during the week with the hopes of … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on August 21, 2012 by scoopsontherun

After giving my quad some extra rest last week, today meant getting back on schedule and a lovely three mile run around the block. My quad was tight for most of the run but felt better running than when it … Continue reading →

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Now We’re Talking

Posted on August 18, 2012 by scoopsontherun

We’re finally in to the meat of my training program, the time when from here on out every long is double digits. Marathon training feels light now. I took the week off from running to give every muscle in my … Continue reading →

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Summer Streets

Posted on August 11, 2012 by scoopsontherun

Today was a day I have been waiting a long time for and it finally got here! Not that I wasn’t looking forward to the fact that it was Summer Streets where New Yorkers get to take over a seven … Continue reading →

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I Ran, I Ran So…Slow

Posted on August 9, 2012 by scoopsontherun

Well I did not run on Wednesday as I had hoped. Another glass of wine and Olympic coverage kept that from happening. Oh, and my bed was super comfortable. But today was different. I managed to get up at 5:00 … Continue reading →

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Quad Tales

Posted on August 7, 2012 by scoopsontherun

After I had to cut my long run short on Saturday I told myself I would give my quad a whole week off from running just to give it the rest it needed. Well, I made it a whole three … Continue reading →

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My Achy Breaky…Quad

Posted on August 3, 2012 by scoopsontherun

The sore legs I had last week are pretty much better this week except for my right quad. It wants to be the drama queen right now. The times for my weekly runs confirmed that everything was a go. Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Slogfest

Posted on July 29, 2012 by scoopsontherun

Four weeks of marathon training have been completed, three more months to go. My achy quads continued to have their say during this week’s long run and the rest of my body wasn’t thrilled that I stayed up late to … Continue reading →

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The Power of Three

Posted on July 25, 2012 by scoopsontherun

I’m in the middle of my fourth week of marathon training and this is where I have to start tweaking the plan a bit. Last year I had to do this because of my work schedule was insane so I … Continue reading →

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