Tomorrow begins the last full week before the Richmond Marathon. Â After two months of dry, warm weather, the forecast for November 12 calls for a 55% chance of
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Yesterday was the longest long run of this marathon cycle training for the Richmond Marathon on November 12. Â Twenty-two miles. Â That capped off my biggest volume week at
From “Eh” to “Hell Yeah!”
If marathon training were easy, everyone would do it. Â Actually, that’s not true. Â If marathon training were easy, most runners would get very bored and would do something
Let Me Be Specific
It seems so obvious when you think about it: Â train for your race by mimicking what you will face on race day. Â For 800 meter runners, that means
The Michigan: I’m Supposed to Be Having Fun?
With just over two months to go until Richmond, my Tuesday workouts are getting much more marathon specific. Â Gone are most of the short sprint intervals on the
The Volume Building Begins
There are 86 days until my goal race, The Richmond Marathon. Â I’ve kept my mileage in the 50-mile-per-week range over the summer and this will be the first
Copycat GU Gels
Well, that didn’t take long. Â I really didn’t want to make a gel out of maltodextrin. Â Without really knowing much about it, maltodextrin just seems like a weird
Apple Pie Endurance Gel
Last weekend was my son’s seventh birthday. Â Instead of a cake, he wanted apple pie. Â So I found a recipe for mason jar hand pies and went to
And the Winner Is…Richmond!
It’s official. Â I’ve got my goal race! Â Today was the final day to register before the price increase, so I signed up for the Richmond Marathon, 135 days
Missing the Marathon
I knew this was coming. As much as I’ve needed a break from training for a marathon, I’ve been searching online for my next one. Â Here are the