Milo and the Calf

Tag: marathon training

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    The BQ(Q) – Bob D

    Name:  Bob (Subdood on Running Ahead) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 47 Height: 5’9″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 149 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. A little over 2 months ago at the Twin Cities Marathon, Oct. 7,…

  • The BQ(Q) – Chris H

    Thanks to longtime RA runner Chris for filling this out, I especially liked his thoughts on racing as a skill. Good running, Chris! Name: Chris H Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 37 Height :  5’10” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 180 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tell us a…

  • The Long Run – Two Bridges

    Considering the week I’d had, I was feeling pretty good when Joe from Movement Movement and I started out on a 13 miler on Saturday afternoon.  It was down Gates avenue to Bedford, then Bedford through the Satmar portion of Williamsburg and up and over the Williamsburg bridge down the Eastside greenway back over the…

  • The BQ(Q) – Tim T

    I met Tim at a Running Ahead meet up after last year’s New York City Marathon.  He struck me as a smart guy with good taste in beer.  His thoughtful response to this questionnaire proves I was right.  If you’re interested in what makes runners run, you’re going to want to read this one, especially…

  • The BQ(Q) – Abe M

    The more of these Boston Qualifier Questionnaires I get, the more diversity I see in how people got to Boston.  Congrats to Abe for running not only a BQ, but also a sub three hour marathon in his first attempt.  And thanks for taking the time to answer these questions! Name: Abe M Sex: M Age (at…

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    Training Totals Week Ending 9.11.2011

    RECAP: Forward progress, that’s for sure. Even with a day off on Monday to accommodate a wedding related hang over and a flight home I was able to squeak in fifty miles for the week. Very happy about that. Not as happy about my performance on the long run this weekend, the first fifteen went…

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    Training Totals 9.4.2011

    RECAP: Once again I didn’t hit all the goals, but I did make significant progress. 48 miles isn’t fifty, and nine hours isn’t ten, but neither is is bad. I had an excellent track work out, which I think shows that my 5k PR is soft, and I ran 15 miles on Friday night with…

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    Training Totals 8.28.2011

    RECAP: Another week in suck city. I had to have a routine medical procedure this week which laid me up for two days. Then there was a goddamn hurricane. All in all it sucked, and the less said about it the better. Alright, the numbers: Summary: Run Streak: 4 days Average Weight –186.7 Running Miles:…

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    Long Run: Hurricane Loops

    Continuing the  parkway theme from last week, my original plan for this weekend’s long run was to run down Ocean Parkway to Coney Island, but then Hurricane Irene came along, they turned Coney Island into an evacuation zone, and E all but forbid me running down there. So loops in ProspectParkit was. Intermittent storms, a…

  • Training for the week of 8/21/2011

    RECAP: Once again lately life has gotten in the way. I wasn’t running well, and the lack of running lead to a lack of blogging. Isn’t it always the way? After a pathetic 25 miles  last week, this week was much better – 50 miles in six runs. I’ll take it. Alright, the numbers: Summary:…