This week was a recovery week to end my return to the base period. I started off the the week by doing the Run 4 the memorial race. It was a fun race through the streets of Eugene, I always love the courses that stretch through town. Unfortunately I was in a pack that took …
Tag Archive: recovery
Jun
22
May
26
“John’s Addiction”
Racecenter NW is running a story about me in their June/July 2011 issue. The story titled “John’s Addiction” on page 48 is about my past as a drug addict and how I am trying to find redemption for those mistakes. While it is thrilling to be featured in such a prominent publication, I have to …
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
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
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
31
Thank you friends.
If you ever get the opportunity, I highly recommend watching the television broadcast of the Ironman World Championships. The Ironman triathlon for those of you that aren’t completely familiar is recognized as one of the most demanding and challenging endurance sporting events in existence. It consists of a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112 …
Mar
15
My little hero.
My favorite thing in the world is Friday nights when Robert and I ride our bikes to the mall to get a Cinnabon. We wait until it gets pitch black out, then gear up, turn on our bike lights and hit the path. There is something special about riding in the dark that is not …
About Me
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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