Monthly Archives: March 2011

Marathon Profile: Scranton Steamtown Marathon

Since it is Wednesday it means it is time for another marathon profile. Tonight’s marathon is the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, Pennsylvania. I came across this marathon when I was looking for marathons with quick courses that were not too … Continue reading

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Hill Repeats Tonight

As mentioned last night hill repeats were on my schedule for tonight. I completed seven hill repeats, at marathon pace,  on my way home from work tonight. I find hill repeats are one of those workouts that are sometimes tough … Continue reading

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Running After a Day of Rest

After a rest day yesterday I had an easy run on the schedule for tonight. I am not sure what it is but I find it generally takes me me a few minutes to get into a run following a … Continue reading

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History of the Marathon

I came across this article on the history of the marathon earlier today. You are probably already familiar with the story of Pheidippides and how the marathon started when he ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the defeat of the Persians. … Continue reading

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Saturday Long Run

As I mentioned last night, I planned to do my long run this morning because I won’t have time to get it in tomorrow morning. On the schedule today was a 28 km run. I managed to get out the … Continue reading

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End of Week 6

After a 10 km run home from work tonight week 6 of my training for the Ottawa Marathon is coming to an end. This means that I am getting close to the midpoint of my training schedule and I will … Continue reading

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Marathon Profile: Edge to Edge Marathon

My latest marathon profile us to the Canadian west coast with the Edge to Edge Marathon. The Edge to Edge Marathon starts in Tofino and ends Ucluelet along the west coast  of Vancouver Island. Where is Vancouver Island you ask? … Continue reading

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Book Giveaway Winner!

As you are aware I launched my first giveaway here last Tuesday. The giveaway consisted of a copy of either Run to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi and Run: 26.2 Stories about Blisters and Bliss by Dean Karnazes with the winner … Continue reading

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Pacing Your Runs

Ever wonder what pace you should be running your easy runs at compared to your more intense runs like tempo runs and speedwork? In order to get the most out of your training it is important to be training at … Continue reading

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Sunday Thoughts

Today my schedule called for me to run 5 km at race pace if I felt like it - with a warmup and cool down as well. With the Run for Japan campaign in mind, I decided to add a bit of … Continue reading

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