June 2011
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October 2010
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Women vs. Men qualifying for the Boston Marathon
Since yesterday’s WSJ article on whether it’s easier for women to qualify for the Boston Marathon than men, I’ve seen a lot of people debating this question that I’ve heard knocked around a lot.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550133914934718.html
It seems to me that if one had access to comprehensive statistical data broken down by age group,...
July 2010
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June 2010
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Being hurt and recovery
We are now 7 weeks after the Boston Marathon and I’m just starting to see daylight at the end of the tunnel from another running injury. This time it was a weird muscular/tendon issue in the ball of my left foot.
After a few times of being hurt with running injuries, I’ve learned a few things.
General practice doctors appointments are a waste of time in general. I am a big believer...
May 2010
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Salad Days →
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April 2010
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26.2 miles from Copley Square
Patriot’s Day this year started out perfect. I slept unusually well the night before. The weather was great, a “no excuses kind of day” as the coach of our club put it on the bus ride out to Hopkinton.
From the start I knew that my goals for the day were ambitious. I was going for a 2:24/2:25 goal time, which represented a 3/4 minute PR from my 2009 Chicago Marathon PR of...
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Run slow when it's time to run slow
Leading into Boston this year, I’ve increased my weekly mileage once again.
The plot above is weekly mileage, with the X-axis indicating the week number of training. We are currently in week 13, where I’ll hit 100 miles again. I’ll then start my taper. Previous to this training cycle, the most miles I had ever run in a week was 90, and the most weekly miles I had ever averaged...
March 2010
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