(Recovery) Week(s) in Review

1/23 through 1/29:55 miles0 days off0 doubles0 workouts1/16 through 1/22:0 miles7 days off2 hours elliptical5 days in SLC4 airports (BOS, DEN, SLC, JFK)As promised, I took an entire week off from running. Eight days, actually. My first run after the Trials didn't occur until Monday afternoon, shortly after arriving on a red-eye flight from Salt Lake City after an exhausting week/weekend of working the Outdoor Retailer show. I don't know what I was...

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(Trials) Week in Review

55ish miles26.2 mile long run2 days off4 days in Houston6 AFDsThe CRC Musketeers after the pre-race dinnerI'm not sure if the 'ol "Week in Review" post is necessary this week, but I guess I'm a creature of habit. It's worth noting that I took a day off on Thursday (unforeseen, due to a hellacious day of travel which even now pains me to recall) and of course Sunday after the race. While my legs were surprisingly not destroyed--surprising both due...

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US Olympic Marathon Trials Recap

Goal #1: FinishGoal #2: Finish not lastGoal #3: Finish with a PR (sub-2:45:00: 6:18 pace)Goal #4: Finish top 50Goal #5: Finish sub-2:40 (6:05 pace)Actual: 2:41:05 (6:08 pace)49th place out of 152 finishersResults; Mile by Mile SplitsSplits (that I remember): 10k @38:00; 10 mile @61:10; 20k @1:15:55; 13 @1:19:30Slowest mile: 6:23Fastest mile: 5:58Goals Achieved: 1-4My alarm went off at 5:15, but it was unnecessary. I'd been thinking of this morning,...

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US Olympic Marathon Trials Results

2:41:0649th place out of 152 finishers (~200 starters)ResultsRecap to come but I wanted to post up the results. Looking forward to sharing all the details with you when I have a few free moments. What an amazing experien...

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(Taper) Week in Review

60 miles1 double1 day off3 runs in Palm Springs5 AFDsWell, friends, I challenged myself to keep this week's mileage at 75 or below, and suffice it to say I knocked that goal out of the park. Looking back in the archives, this is my lowest weekly mileage total since the week of August 23rd. I hadn't intended to go quite this low, but taking Friday off (and omitting a planned Thursday evening double) was the smart decision for several reasons. I can only hope I will reap the rewards of my infinite wisdom come Saturday.If nothing else, this sharp...

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Taper "Long Run" with the BAA

Target: 12-14 miles w/some portion @MPActual: 9 miles easy, 2 miles @11:50, 1 mile easy, 5x1 min. on/off, 1/2 mile easyTotal: ~13.5 miles @1:36For my last "long run" before the Trials, Jordan and I decided to take a Saturday trip into the city and hook up with BAA coach Terry Shea and his wife, Carly, among a few others. Jordan planned to run a progressive uptempo with the boys, while I was aiming to get in about an hour of easy running before dropping the pace for a few miles.In the past several days leading into this run, my body has been a mess....

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Cali Farewell Workout

6k w/u + stridesTarget: 2x5k @MP (6-6:05 pace) w/3 min. jogActual: 18:42 (5:59 pace); 18:35 (5:57 pace)~800m c/dTotal: 10 milesWhen deciding whether to work out today or tomorrow, the answer was obvious. On Tuesday morning we would still be basking in the warm sunshine of Palm Springs, while Wednesday would find us fresh off a red-eye flight just in time to greet the coldest day thus far in Boston. So, despite having a busy day of work and travel...

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Week in Review

87 miles2 doubles1 run in Sacramento2 runs in Santa Rosa1 run in San Jose5 runs in Palm SpringsWhile many sensible people--including myself in most scenarios--wouldn't consider 87 miles to remotely resemble a taper, in reality it was. I only doubled twice and ran easy every day excluding Thursday's workout. Also, my long run was "only" a two-hour, 16+ mile jaunt with no uptempo sections. I also enjoyed at least 9+ hours of sleep per night (including some embarrassingly early bedtimes but hey, my body still thinks it's on the east coast) and plenty/too...

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