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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 18: This Is It!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Training is all done, now just need to keep the legs healthy and give them some much needed rest. My plan is to run 5 miles on Monday (yesterday), 4 on Tuesday and 3 on Wednesday and then I am … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 17: Taper Time

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Crazy how fast those 17 weeks went by and now I’m tapering for my second marathon of the year. I’m still thinking about my time goal for this race but overall I am so happy to be healthy enough to … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 16: 19 days? Who’s counting…

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

I am looking forward to this marathon so much. The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon has always been a favorite of mine. I love spending the day just running through the city. I believe this will be my 5th time participating … Continue reading →

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St. Angela 5K

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

I’ve heard good things about this race in the past but it’s the same day as the Hermes 10 Miler so I usually do that one instead. Since I am still recovering from marathon number 11, this race seemed perfect … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 15: Ready to start back up

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

It was pretty easy to take it easy last week after running the Athens Marathon. My legs were sore but not unbearable. I was tempted to start running again on Wednesday but waited til Thursday to be safe. The first … Continue reading →

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Keeping My IT Band Happy: The Cross Training Edition

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

I want to tell you that for years I ran, just ran and did zero cross training. However, when I look back to when I first started distance running (7 or so years ago) I didn’t just run. I ran … Continue reading →

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Keeping My IT Band Happy: The Stretching Edition

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Hopefully, I will not jinx myself with this post but I do want to share what has and has not been working with my IT band problems. If you follow my training you know I went from running 50 miles … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 10: It’s November Again. Just Kidding

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

I’ve been a little obsessive with the weather this marathon training season. Throughout January and February, I expect cold, wind and snow. By March, I expect for it to be a little less of cold/snow and more sun. However, today, … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 9: Busy Busy Busy

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Last week was just plain crazy. With the time change on Sunday, I’ve been tired and out of it ever since. Luckily, this week is a lot less crazy…at least M-F it is I knew I had a busy week … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Long Run

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Every runner, marathoner, half marathoner, 10 miler etc, has a long run on their training plan. It may be 3 miles or it may be 20 miles, either way they are dreaded. Unless you are me and look forward to … Continue reading →

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