“If you want to win something, run the 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.” – Emil Zatopek, Gold medal in 5k, 10k and the Marathon at Helsinki Olympics I chose to run Little Rock Marathon for the promise of a huge medal. In spite of a chilly 22F start at 6am, I started nice and slow and my race strategy ‘Start Slow and Back Off’ (thanks to One More Mile) paid off. The race was…
You know you are a Mother Runner when … You go with your 6yo a Girl Scout camp dressed in your warmest running clothes with running skirt (of course) and Compression Socks. My 6yo and Me painting Fairy Wings
A week of forced rest and sporting Helen Keller glasses – recovering from LASIK surgery! Supposedly takes 2-4 weeks to settle into 20-20 vision. *Fingers Crossed*
“So I don’t kill anyone” The ‘Why I Run’ wall at the Thanksgiving Race Expo. Some nice ones that resonates with every runner.
“1 day of easy for each mile of race effort” seemed the general guideline that I have heard/read when it comes to recovery after an endurance event. While I’ve followed this guideline in all my events (half and full) and incorporated it with a post-marathon recovery training from Hal Higdon , I’m wondering if my personal recovery rate is different from most people. My Personal ExperienceLast year after Chicago, since it was my first marathon, I religiously followed the easy rule…
So … where do I start the race report for Chicago Marathon 2012? The injury scares in the beginning of the season, gingerly putting my feet back in and following a slightly modified long run schedule, then getting into the full swing of things and busting to train to this time goal I had in mind, excited and nervous and more excited and then … The week before the marathon – was I getting sick or was it nerves? A…
I could make this as complicated as possible or keep it as simple as possible. Plan A++ : 5:30 for a pace of 12:35.McMillan recommended long run: 12:17 to 13:21; My long runs(when I’ve been serious): ~13:20 Avr. Yasso800: 5:10So everything points to the fact that I should be able to come pretty close to Plan A++ Pacing: 5 miles – avr. 13:20, 10 miles – avr 13:10, 15 miles – 13:00, 20 miles – 12:50/12:35, End – 12:35 Plan A:…