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reykjavik marathon: on top of the world
Iceland is located literally on top of the world. And I was there. On top of the world. Iceland is actually green and Greenland is actually ice. Who knew? But let’s start from the beginning. I left New...
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thoughts on boston
Boston. Boston is seen as the Holy Grail of all marathons. Filled with history and one of the only marathons that requires a qualifying time, it is something that seems to be on every runner’s wish...
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hunger games and the boston marathon
Have you read the Hunger Games books? They are amazing and engrossing. I don’t care that they are teen novels. The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in a future dystopia and stars the heroine Katniss...
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registering for the boston marathon and an analysis
My Boston Marathon Journey (to Register) You may love or hate the Boston Marathon, but thoughts of Boston have been woven through my running journey since almost the very beginning. The journey started...
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Boston Base Building
Sometimes a really shitty race can be a great motivator. In fact, I would say it is a far better motivator than a good race. Or especially a great race despite sketchy conditions (hi San Francisco...
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mileage and first weeks of boston training
When I was initially thinking about how many miles I would ideally run this training cycle, I thought of really large, ambitious numbers to fit my large, ambitious goals. Maybe one million miles? After...
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boston marathon course
Less than six week remain until race day. I no longer have to scroll down on my google calender from the week I am in to see “BOSTON-26.2 @mp pace” highlighted. It sits right there staring at me. If...
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final peak week of boston marathon training
This training cycle has been by far the most challenging cycle I have ever done. I hit a 70 mile week for the first time in early February and have done 2 more since then along with averaging higher...
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thoughts before my first boston
In a couple of hours I will be heading north. I don’t always show a lot of outward excitement about things. When my friends have asked me about future races in the past they always say I sound thrilled...
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