On Monday, April 18th, I ran the 120th Boston Marathon. It was my second time running it and I was thrilled to be back. This is a pretty lengthy post, so here is a quick visual summary of the 4 stages of my race for those of you with short
Category: Boston Marathon Training
The Runner’s Brain + Week 13 Boston Marathon Training
Time for me to nerd out for a sec, guys. I was listening to an old podcast from the Marathon Training Academy where they interviewed Dr. Jeff Brown, author of The Runner’s Brain. In the episode, he addresses my old college psychology class days when he speaks about cognitive
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Marathon Tapering Tips + Week 12 Boston Marathon Training
With exactly three weeks to go until race day, we have entered one of my least favorite parts about training: the taper. The point of marathon tapering, or any tapering in general, is to give the body rest and reduce the fatigue of training in order to be at peak
