Someone reportedly asked her, ‘What happens if you don’t get up to run tomorrow?’ And, ‘What do you mean? There is no not getting up. She qualified for the Olympic marathon trials. She has come in the top 10 in Boston two of the last three years, winning 1 st and 2 nd place respectively in the masters division in the last two Boston Marathons. She has a slew of kids and manages to clock some 90-130 miles per week. She’s about my age – a year or two older – and works as a nurse practitioner (they can prescribe medicine so basically, a doctor). Many of my running friends have asked me how - with a full-time, demanding job and children - I manage to work in the mileage. Other than that, I haven’t taken any days off since late September. I took one day off the Friday after Thanksgiving. I had two days off in November when I just felt like I was falling into overtraining territory. Right before I started the two-a-days I had a half-week off due to a family emergency. The longest runs I did were about two hours (16 miles) with an added hour (6 miles) later that same day - I think I only had a day or two that actually was that long. In October and November I moved to twice-a-day easy runs with two harder runs worked in per week, one of them long. I did track work and base building during August and September and averaged about 55-60 miles per week during that phase with two harder speed and interval workouts per week. I put in several weeks this season of 80-100 miles sans injury (I am dealing with some calf pain during this last week, which I’ll mention in a minute) and by the November DRC Half Marathon, I was back where I was last year at this time, which was an all-time best for me. I have always worked hard at running, but in a haphazard way. I began working with Coach Eric more than a year ago, which has improved my running, but has been hard work. In August I restarted running 20 minutes at a time. George marathon plans and took some time off. Running the DRC Half with the 1:29 pace group: by Jesse PuentesĪfter a serious reckoning over a case of plantar fasciitis last spring, I ditched my Vancouver and St.
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