I spent a good part of this month recovering from the Eugene marathon. Although I love this race, I am beginning to question whether running a marathon at such a crucial time in my triathlon season is such a good idea. I am giving serious consideration to doing the half marathon at Eugene next year …
Tag Archive: marathon
Jun
22
May
16
Training log 5/2-5/8
This was my recovery week following last Sunday’s Eugene marathon. Most of the week I was pretty spent from last weeks effort. I took Monday and Tuesday completely off of training. Although I eased into Wednesday, my legs were pretty sore for the short run, and it might have been better to just not run …
May
04
Eugene marathon
On Sunday, the streets of Eugene close down for my favorite race of the year. Although the Eugene marathon is a relatively new race, they have learned quickly and put on a world class event. This year was no exception as we were further blessed by the most beautiful spring conditions that could be imagined. …
May
02
Training log April
April was largely dominated by my training and taper for the Eugene marathon. I had a great race putting up a PR of 3:23. Although I failed to reach my goal of qualifying for the Boston marathon, I am very satisfied with my performance and look forward to my next time. My run speed came …
May
02
Training log 4/25-5/1
This week was mostly a rest week as I completed my taper for the Eugene Marathon. The week started out tough as I came down with a nasty sickness on sunday night. I spent much of the early week completely bed ridden. I had to rearrange my schedule a bit to compensate, and by Wednesday …
Apr
29
Almost go time.
Its almost time. Two days remain until the Eugene marathon and there is little more that I can do to prepare. The fact that I am feeling ready to go at this point is a small miracle in itself as last week ended horribly. I lost a very cherished friendship before the weekend, and before …
Apr
27
Training log 4/18-4/24
This week was my second week of tapering before the Eugene marathon. Last week I was a little concerned about my race readiness due to a real lack of energy. However I could really start to feel the effects of my taper starting to kick in over the last 7 days. I really felt …
Apr
18
New Heights
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 …
Apr
17
Training log 4/10-4/17
This week was my first taper week leading up to the Eugene Marathon. My body really needed the recovery after last week’s heavy run load. My lack of energy became very evident in the case of my interval workouts in which I was unable to maintain any kind of tempo. I really need this …
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 …
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My name is John Howe. I used to be an addict and a convicted drug dealer. But when all hope seemed lost, my life was saved by a 5 year old boy, a pair of Nikes, and the ghost of Steve Prefontaine. Now my time is devoted to triathlon training and finally being the father my son deserves. Follow along as I try to find redemption for my past, and chase the impossible dream of earning a spot on Team USA Triathlon.
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