For some background information on blood and why it is important to endurance athletes my blog last week might help. I will try not to repeat what I wrote last week, but I'm going to switch gears slightly and write about my training situation at the p...

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Monday: 8 miles easy on hilly roads w/ BAC guys 58 min.  2 sets of plyo's, 10 min bike, upper body weights/core

Tuesday: 7 miles solo 47 min on roads.  25 min warmup, 600,500,400,300,200 x 3 w/ varying recovery from 1 min to 3 min, 1:44,1:2...

Monday: Easy 50 min solo on trails, 10 min bike, felt tired. 2 sets of plyo's, Upper body weights, Core

Tuesday: 45 min for 7 in morning in rain.  25 min warmup, 20 x 200's every 60 seconds,averaged 32 seconds so the rest was 28 seconds (goal wa...

I have been blessed with amazying friends, they continually humble me. These friends decided to drive up the Twin Cities for the marathon.
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Mon: (150lbs) 62 min solo on roads in New Jersery, very slow 8 min pace, 10 min bike ride.  Corework, upper body weights
Tues: (149 lbs) 7 mile morning run,  25 min warmup, 6 x 4 min ~ 5min pace, 2 min easy, 25 min cooldown. Ran w/ Phil, Cook...

My experience on the actual race day, during the last 14 miles, of the 2008 Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials was the worst experience I have had on two legs. Much like other runners, I have dropped some bombs before during races. The one differenc...