April was a month of rest for me with some reduced-volume running and also 8 consecutive days of no workouts whatsoever. With over 1,200 miles in the bank for December – March, I was tired and decided rest and relaxation was the answer. I was also experiencing stubborn soreness from the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler [...]
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Every month on Strength Running I provide an overview of my training, key workouts, and any races that I run. If you want to see what my training looks like on a daily basis, you can follow me on Dailymile. March was another great month of running with solid workouts, a near PR at the [...]
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Every month on Strength Running I give an overview of my monthly training. Unlike a lot of other running sites out there, I walk the walk (run the run?) and am usually in a high-volume training cycle. February was no different. If you want to see what my day to day training looks like, you [...]
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Every month on Strength Running I give an overview of my monthly training. Unlike a lot of other running sites out there, I walk the walk and am frequently in a high-volume training cycle. If you want to see what my day to day training looks like, you can friend me on Daily Mile. My [...]
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Instead of a monthly report for December, I thought it would be more interesting to look at the entire year instead and what we can learn from my training successes and failures. This past year was the first full year of training I had after my debilitating six month illiotibial band (ITB) injury after the [...]
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This training block started with a crushing blow to my streak of running healthy. On October 11 I ran 11 miles with four 30 second sprints in a large parking lot near my home. This turned out to be a bad idea and I had to take almost a full week with no running because [...]
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Another month, another solid block of training. Consistency, consistency, consistency! While the mileage fluctuated a little from the low 60′s to the mid 70′s per week, my body is becoming very adapted to this level of work. It’s looking like 2010 will be my best year ever in terms of volume! With my overall goal [...]
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This month was up and down in terms of training volume and workouts. The beginning of the training block was my taper before the Sea Isle 10 Mile Run and then I took a full 7 days off. I did no running during this time. I think it’s really important to take time off from [...]
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This training block went very well and I’m starting to feel very good running at faster speeds. As I come closer and closer to my peak race on August 14th – a 10 miler along the Jersey Shore (yes, that Jersey Shore) – I have started to reduce my mileage and focus more on faster [...]
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