Just thinking about running a 26.2 mile race is exhausting. I remember when I first started running, the idea of completing a marathon seemed impossible. When running a mere 15 minutes leaves you exhausted and gasping for air, you convince yourself that the people whom run this far must be blessed with a superhuman genetic …
Tag Archive: coaching
Apr
18
Apr
10
Training log 4/4-4/10
This week was my long week of run training before I start tapering for the Eugene Marathon. This represents a somewhat problematic phase of my training schedule. While it is necessary to taper my run training for the marathon, my cycle and swim training will need to move back to an endurance focus. I am …
Mar
06
Training log 2/28-3/6
This marks the final week of Build 1, and I am looking forward to a next weeks recovery period. This was a great week for my training as I completed a number of really tough workouts, followed by a strong weekend of endurance work. Saturday’s long run of 20 miles marks the longest distance I …
Feb
19
The toughest thing.
It’s 5am and my alarm is buzzing. I hate my mornings. There is no snooze. I didn’t leave time for a snooze. In less than 30 minutes I’m going to be in the pool and training. If there was time for a snooze, I would have just set my alarm to go off 5 minutes …





