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Archive for March, 2008

2008 Boston Marathon Prep – 5 Weeks Out

Since I just started my specific training for Boston, I thought I would share my key workouts for the remaining five weeks (now four) and my thoughts with how the fitness is progressing (hopefully). I know 5 weeks out is a bit late to start training for a marathon but I have done a couple [...]

2008 Boston Marathon Race Numbers

…are now posted! You can look up your number here. I am lucky number 5477. In this event the number actually represents which corral you are penned up in for the start. Since I am a 5xxx number I will be in corral 5. The same will hold true for the rest of the bib [...]

5 Miler Treadmill Workout #4

This little dandy I inserted into the middle of a 9 mile run and it worked me pretty good especially since the airflow systems were not working at the club. I was struggling a bit towards the end of the last 800 but was able to complete it, barely. I was a wet puddle when [...]

Actual Boston Marathon Course Video

I found this cool video that was taken while driving the entire Boston marathon route. If you are new to the course this is definitely worth checking out. It definitely provides a level of familiarity that will be nice on race day. A commenter also included a video time reference with respect to location on [...]

Recovery Week Over

Since this week was a pretty serious recovery week, the training was rather “vanilla”. After three solid weeks of training and racing that is exactly what I needed. Mentally – I am feeling pretty fresh and ready to start gradually turning the screws a bit. Physically – The body feels mostly recovered from the previous [...]

Boston Marathon Course and Cheat sheet

With the Boston Marathon only a little over a month away, I thought I would dig around and see what interesting stuff I can find on the event. MAP Let’s start off with the course map of Boston Marathon. Some things that caught my attention while looking at the map: It is a point-to-point event. [...]

Sports Recovery Drink – Nutritious and Tasty

Here is a fairly simple, nutritious, and tasty recovery drink that I really enjoy. The mixed berries really provide a nice POW for the taste buds after a solid workout. Ingredients: 10-20 gm. of protein 1 cup rice milk (organic if possible) ~ 3/4-1 cup organic mixed berries (frozen or fresh – I have typically [...]