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Category: Training

  • The Line Between Building and Destroying Fitness

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    Does anyone ever look at their training logs and go “aw yeah, I’m really training pretty stupidly right now, I’m gonna keep destroying my fitness until I get a stress fracture!” I really don’t think so. If we knew we were making training mistakes, I’d think most of us would immediately stop and reformulate. But…

  • Conducting Pre-Mortems to Identify Training Pitfalls

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    I was reading over my Peak Performance newsletter this morning. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t expecting on getting much out of it. I don’t really do New Years Resolutions. I just set goals. I’m not concerned with suddenly stopping training because I got too busy. But I’m really glad I decided to read it,…

  • Does injury have to drive you crazy?

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    I ran three times last week for a total of 17 miles. I’m losing my mind with this injury. There is nothing that can prepare a runner for being forced to take time off for injury. When you’re training hard for a goal, you become a master at doing whatever it takes to get a…

  • Weekly Recap: October 3 – October 9

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    Goals: Finish strong with the Pfitz 12/47 plan Be diligent about recovery Get comfortable in the 40-50 mpw range to prepare for post-race base building Get faster (duh, but still worth mentioning) Schedule: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 8 GA + (150m on/250m off x4) x2 Wednesday: 7 GA Thursday: 8 total, incl. recovery 5K Friday: Rest Saturday: 8 total, incl. 10K…

  • Weekly Recap – August 29 to September 4

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    Goals: Avoid running myself into the ground with Pfitz plan Hit my workouts Build endurance Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 8 @ 9:42 (6 x hill, 6 x 100m) Wednesday – 9 endurance @ 9:20 Thursday – Rest Friday – 8.5 18+15 LT workout @ 8:52 avg Saturday – 13.1 Progression Run @ 8:44 avg Sunday – Rest, maybe a…

  • Weekly Recap: July 25 – July 31

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Recover well between runs Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 8 @ 8:50 Wednesday – 4 @ 9:12 Thursday – 7.5 with 20 minutes LT @ 8:56 avg, LT @ 8:08 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:25 Sunday – 1 mile race @ 7:55, 5K @ 9:01, 7 @…

  • Weekly Recap: July 18 – July 24

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:41 Wednesday – 3 @ 8:53 Thursday – 7 with strides @ 9:49 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:03 Sunday – 11 @ 8:56

  • Weekly Recap: July 11 – July 17

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:50 Wednesday – 3 @ 9:17 Thursday – 7 with 18 minutes LT @ 9:08 avg, LT @ 8:06 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:06 Sunday – 11 @ 9:15

  • Weekly Recap: July 4 – July 10

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:58 Wednesday – 5K @ 9:54 Thursday – 6 + strides @ 9:20 Friday – Rest Saturday – 7 @ 9:18 Sunday – 10 @ 9:26

  • Weekly Recap: June 27- July 03

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 6 @ 9:53 Wednesday – 5K @ 8:36 Thursday – 4 @ 10:16 Friday – Rest Saturday – 5K Race (22:51) and 2 WU/CD Sunday – 9 @ 9:22