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As a coach for the National AIDS Marathon Training Program in 1998, I trained my runners – the majority self proclaimed couch potatoes – to successfully run their first marathon at the end of their 26-week training cycle, all the while raising money to fund AIDS research and to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic. […]
Welcome to Wednesday Word, a monthly linkup for everyone, not just health and fitness bloggers. On the first Wednesday of every month you will have a single word prompt to write about. Let your imagination run free and share with your readers your interpretation of that word, or simply use it as inspiration for your post. […]
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m at a crossroads with my running because I seem to be getting slower… True, I haven’t been doing any sort of speed work since last fall, but unlike previous winters while between training cycles, my pace has slowed significantly. So slow, that I’m having difficulty keeping up with my usual running […]
A few weeks ago, I hosted a little workshop for my MRTT friends to help them set up their training plans for their fall marathons. We started out with an empty worksheet and by the time my friends left my house, they had filled in the blanks for their next 20-26 weeks of training. […]
