On Sunday October 9th, 2016 I ran the 39th Chicago Marathon. It was marathon number 10 for me and my second time running Chicago. Last year I had such FOMOM (Fear of missing out on marathons…) as a spectator that I decided to run it this year, even though it
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Stages of a Tempo Run
The tempo run is a staple of my marathon training program. Actually, the tempo run can be used when training for a half marathon or 15k too (possibly a 10k but shorter races are done at an anaerobic pace so the benefit of tempo training diminishes). What is a tempo
How to Deal with a DNF
Weakness and failure are my two biggest fears. Both happened to me this past Saturday. I was supposed to run the Ogden Marathon in Utah. It was supposed to be my 8th state, 10th marathon, and 3rd so far this year. It was supposed to be gorgeous and