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
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 […]
Favorable forecast for the New York Marathon
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. […]