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My New York Marathon Pace Band

Posted on October 29, 2015December 15, 2019by Gaurav Parekh

Yesterday’s 4-mile taper run felt labored. Today was a different story. I had a Pipeline Worldwide meeting at the Biltmore and decided to run around the Biltmore for an easy 4 miles. This time, my taper run was faster, less labored and at a lower heartrate. What a difference a day can make. All I […]

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Getting my NEW YORK on

Posted on October 28, 2015December 15, 2019by Gaurav Parekh

My focus is squarely on the New York Marathon now. Everything I eat and every bit of energy I spend is focused around the race. My course analysis predicts that I will finish at a pace of 8:30 to 8:40 per mile. This will put my marathon time right around the 3:45 mark. The course […]

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Favorable forecast for the New York Marathon

Posted on October 25, 2015December 15, 2019by Gaurav Parekh

When you run hills in the heat, your heartrate has no choice but to flirt up. Today was supposed to be an 8-mile taper day but the run sure didn’t feel like a taper run. The last 3 miles were straight uphill and my heart rate was constantly into the 150s. It even touched 160. […]

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