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Wow – It has been awhile.  Too long.

But, I’m back.  And going to document my 2019 California International Marathon training.  I feel that this helped me when I trained back in 2017 for it, so here I am.  Back at it.

I will post my training plan.  I’ve decided to do the Hanson’s Marathon Method again, but modified.  I’ve taken out a few of the easy days, and upped the mileage on the long run days.  Not sure how this will go.  We will see.  As long as I finish.

I’ve been struggling with my paces, so I am not sure if I want to focus on a time goal.  Obviously I would still love to break 4 hours, but I have had a lot of setbacks this year, which meant running hasn’t been an option for me.  (Think eye & collarbone surgery).

 

weekly recap

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To keep myself motivated with my goals, I’ve decided to do weekly recaps, even though I’m not training for anything right now.  I have a few races that I’m thinking about, but at the moment, nothing set in stone.  However, writing out what I am doing keeps me motivated to stay active.  If I have nothing to write down, I feel extremely upset!

Each week I would like to accomplish a speed session, a tempo session and a long run.  The long run being relative – at the moment I’m considering 4-5 miles as long, but hopefully they will get longer as the year progresses.

So, let’s start with this week, as I’m pretty happy with it, and hopefully it will continue. Continue reading →

#SK2BQ

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When friends make you do crazy things….

My BRF, has decided that we need to qualify for Boston – and I’m all for that challenge!  Hence the #SK2BQ (Suzanne & Katie to Boston Qualify).

Now, this is a huge challenge, especially for a slow runner like me.  This may take a few years. Continue reading →

California International Marathon Recap 2017

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It’s been a week since I ran the CIM.  This post probably won’t be too long.  And it will probably be written all over the place.

I’m still confused on how I feel about this race.  Last year I loved it, read that recap here.  This year.  I don’t know.  I never got super excited to run it.  Maybe I was worried about my ankle.  I got sick with a cold/flu thing a few days before the race.  I am not sure.

Well, let’s start off from the beginning.  Continue reading →

CIM Training – week 18

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Race week!  I didn’t run all my prescribed runs, as my ankle was still feeling funky.  I managed to get a cold on the Thursday/Friday too.  Ugh.

I did get to explore through the Redwoods up in Northern California this week though.  That was pretty magical!

But, overall I’m happy with how I went this week.  And I’ll upload a race report of the CIM shortly!

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CIM Training – week 16

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Oh dear.  This was terrible. I traveled to California on Monday.  Then it was pouring with rain during the week, and I just didn’t want to get outside.  This truly was a horrible week for running.  I know I just need to keep my legs moving and not injure myself.  And I do actually have a little soreness (Not sure if that’s the right word) on my left leg, right around the ankle, so I’m kind of really resting to hope it improves by race day.

I did get in a bike ride this week though!

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It’s that time

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It always comes to a point of marathon training where I feel defeated.  I feel worn out.  I feel that I hate running.

I really start to question myself.

It is one month until M-day.  The CIM is only one month away.  Let me repeat that for a third time.  ONE MONTH TO GO.  And I’m having serious doubts.  I need to type this all out, and hopefully it gets out of my system.img_6890 Continue reading →