In a shocking announcement, the Boston Marathon announces that it will no longer certify race courses, and will instead rely on individual runners’ GPS watches to determine qualification, thus avoiding the threat of a lawsuit.
Gaining the ability to run by feel can be key to successfully executing a race strategy, and running more by time than distance provides improvements to your training.
If you’ve ever suffered a bonk or “hit the wall” in the marathon (i.e., if you’ve ever RUN a marathon), then this Coach Jay Johnson podcast is for you. Dr. Trent Stellingwerff of the Canadian Sport Center – Pacific shares his keys to successful fueling for the marathon.
A season-ending “short” 4-mile race shows the value of high mileage training across the spectrum of distances, even when lacking race-specific preparation.
High mileage training and a steady, relaxed pacing strategy led to a completely unexpected win at the 2011 Towpath Marathon.
Despite having handicapped myself a bit at the River Run Half-Marathon by forgetting my watch, the scenic downhill course still yielded a new half-marathon PR of 1:23:33 and a 2nd place finish in the age group.
This year’s edition of the Towpath Ten-Miler served as a litmus test on the mile-heavy, speedwork-light training approach, and provided for a pretty thrilling race for fourth place in the process.
This whole base-building thing is overrated. That’s why I’m going ahead and, with a low-cost plan that basically means only paying for the race, planning to run the marathon in the Texas city that rhymes with Boston on February 20.
With 8 weeks of training after the Akron Marathon, I was able to improve on the predicted 1:27 finish time from various online calculators and deliver a 1:24:45 at the Cleveland Fall Classic Half-Marathon, a new PR by over 10 minutes.
Looking back at the Akron Marathon experience, there are several lessons on race strategy execution and the training plan that can provide insights into preparations for Boston 2011.
Running Ahead of the Sun portrays a journey from injury to marathon glory. Let it inspire and inform your own approach to chasing your dreams in the midst of your busy life.
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