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Blog reading made easy - for those not interested in the detailed blow-for-blow on the day's race, here's how I tally the events that led to a 9-minute PR on the Boston course. This was my best of 47 prior marathons. Here's why: I followed a well-structured plan for four months (Hanson's Marathon Method)I kept … Continue reading Boston Marathon 2019
Today I had the most demanding of my Hanson's 1/2 Marathon plan weekly runs - a 6 mile tempo. It's supposed to be done at race pace, so for the weeks leading up to this, I have stayed between 6:30 - 6:40 minutes per mile. Not today! The winds and rain was coming out of … Continue reading When you run near a Hurricane
6 miles The other end of switching the Hanson's workouts was the one I figured would be a good fit - running fast on the track. This is the first week of school, so we were not sure when the security would be opening the gates for us. I arrived at 5:30 am to warmup, … Continue reading The Hanson’s Intervals at track
8miles. Tuesday mornings, I am usually running up and down the Blue Heron Bridge. As of late, I began doing the Hanson's program recommended strength workout for Advanced Half Marathon. Which was 800m, 1000m, 1200m, the one mile repeats. Each was to be done at 5k pace. I set my watch to count off the … Continue reading Garmin goofing
Following the Hanson's Method for half marathon, today was my first tempo run in training for Lighthouse Loop half marathon on October 26. I've drove to Alton and began running at 4:30 AM, thankfully having Daniel meet me for the warm-up. He was doing a 9 mile tempo run in training for his race in … Continue reading 1st Half Marathon Training tempo run
5 mi Today, 7/11 and it's time for track. I came early enough to run a warmup on Alton Rd plus visit a porta potty in the neighborhood-to-be near the rec center. Lisa Cox joined this run, her first ever track session. Since we don't have many people doing our late start for summer hours, … Continue reading Twelve Quarters
5mi. Today was the first morning of the new "summer hours" at Benjamin Track. Security will open the school gates at 6:30 am. I imagine this will inconvenience a few that have a work schedule beginning in the early mornings. Some runners cane at the regular time and did a workout on Grandiflora Ave. They … Continue reading A delayed start
11 mi. The summer suffocating humidity is here, a month before the solar recognition of the season change. Johan's Joes, WPB I ran with Daniel and Maureen on the WPB/ Palm Beach long run route. This was Daniel's first time, now he knows the way. He is doing the Hanson's Marathon Method for the Green … Continue reading Palm Beach summers
