CIM Training: Week 12 (halfway)
I started training for CIM 12 weeks ago. CIM is in 12 weeks. This is my halfway point. I guess what I am trying to say is that shit is about to get serious. Monday: 5 @ 8:08 Monday morning run with...
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CIM Training: Week 13
Last week felt like I got back on track. This week had some challenges, but consistency won out. Monday: 7.5 @ 7:28 I had to pull an all-nighter on Sunday, so I wasn’t able to run with Alexis. Did an...
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Ten weeks to go until California International Marathon. Two weeks until The Middle Half. Monday: 5.6 @ 7:32, 8.1 @ 7:22 Morning run with Alexis. Evening run on the dirt trails at Shelby. Tuesday:...
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CIM Training: Week 15
The biggest question this week is, will I be able to break the state age record in the mile (for 36 year old men)? You might be thinking, “Wait, what? I thought you were marathon training? Why in the...
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CIM Training: Week 16
Last week was all about an attempt at a state age record in the mile. This week is all about chasing a new half-marathon PR and hopefully running under 1:19 in an effort to bypass the lottery for the...
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This is a looooooong training cycle. Most marathon programs seem to take 18 weeks, but I have been focused on CIM for 17 weeks now and there are still 7 weeks to go. Looking at my log, it feels like...
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CIM Training: Week 18
This plan for the week was do 74 miles including the longest run of the season at 22 miles. My legs feel tired, but strong. Training is feeling habitual and is not as “new” as it used to be. It is also...
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CIM Training: Week 19
This is the final month of training. After November all that will be left is the taper. Well, the taper and one final workout—26.2 miles, as fast as I can. The image on the right side of this post was...
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CIM Training: weeks 21, 22 and 23
I am not going to outline every run and workout for the past 3 weeks. There have been some tough days and some good days, but I needed to step away from the log a little bit. If you really want to...
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CIM Race Recap
Yesterday I ran the California International Marathon in Sacramento, CA. Expo: We went straight from the airport to the Expo. It was get in, get out operation, but in a 30 minute timespan I was able to...
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