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Marathon Training

2012 Boston Marathon Recap

April 17, 2012

This past Monday I ran the Boston Marathon for the third time in a row and my older sister, Danielle, ran Boston for her first time!  This time around was much different than the other two times that I have ran Boston.  This was definitely the most challenging marathon I have run to date due [...]

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2011 Philadelphia Marathon Race Report

November 20, 2011

Today I ran my 7th marathon and my 4th Philadelphia Marathon.  Philadelphia is a special marathon for me because it is what I consider home and I also ran my first marathon here. Today’s weather was perfect.  It was unusually warm and while I was okay in what I wore (short sleeves and capris), I [...]

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2011 Chicago Marathon Race Report

October 11, 2011

This past weekend I traveled to Chicago for the first time of my life and ran the Chicago Marathon.  I had an absolutely amazing time and I really enjoyed the city of Chicago.  The weather was sunny and warm…not exactly perfect conditions for marathon running, but perfect weather for exploring Chicago.  The weather wasn’t all [...]

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keeping fit during a break from running.

July 5, 2011

After running the Boston Marathon in April and the Philadelphia Broad Street 10-miler (post 2) in the beginning of May, I have been taking it pretty easy.  I took off of running completely for a couple of weeks and then slowly began to pick it back up again.  However, recently, I have been experiencing a slight [...]

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RUNNING SLOW- Important for Glycogen Build Up in Muscles

July 1, 2011

Many people have the impression that they must go “all out” on every single run they do.  Not only is that inefficient in terms of gaining speed, it can lead to injury and BURN OUT! This is not to say, however, that it is good to run EVERY run slow (although these days…since I am [...]

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Boston Marathon Weekend

April 21, 2011

If you haven’t already, check out our race recaps from the 2011 Boston Marathon! We are both still shuffling around.  Our quads are killing us and we are just tired.  Although this morning I did feel a TON better than yesterday.  Let’s just say it certainly feels like we ran the Boston Marathon…haha.  We wish [...]

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Mind Gym Book Review & Boston Marathon Thinking

April 20, 2011

Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence Early Saturday morning as we were waiting in the terminal to board our plane to Boston, I was searching for a book to read to get me in the right mindset for the Boston Marathon and to keep me occupied on the plane.  In the past, I [...]

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2011 Boston Marathon

April 19, 2011

First and foremost, THANK YOU SO MUCH for everyone’s support.  Your support and encouragement truly helped us to cross the finish line on Monday.  Every time we ran over a checkpoint, our minds ran through the list of people we knew of who were receiving updates.  Really, you guys rock!  So thanks so much. First [...]

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Boston…here we come.

April 15, 2011

It’s pretty crazy that we are days away from the Boston Marathon.  Tomorrow morning Christina, Todd, and I are heading up to Boston.  If you didn’t already, check out Christina’s Pre-Race Thoughts.  We have a fun weekend planned with the highlight of course being on Monday when Christina and I will run the Boston Marathon! [...]

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2011 Boston Marathon Training

January 24, 2011

Training for the Boston Marathon officially begins today, Monday, January 24, 2011.  The Boston Marathon is on Monday, April 18, 2011.  Christina and I are both using 12-week training plans; however, we are using different plans.  Last year I trained for the Boston Marathon using Hal Higdon’s Boston Bound 12 -week plan.  I am a [...]

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