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A lot can happen in 2 years. This blog. 2 years ago, if you searched “how I qualified for the Boston Marathon,” this site would have been buried pages deep in your search results. Today,…
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How to Hydrate
A friend of mine who is a pretty gifted athlete trained particularly hard for her 2nd marathon. She had just narrowly missed breaking the 4 hour mark in her first marathon and had her sights…
Boston Qualifying and the Elephant in the Room
When I first began running marathons, almost 11 years ago, a Boston Qualifying time meant an entry into the marathon. At that time, qualification standards were less stringent and deferrals were allowed as well, but…
Let’s Talk about Marathon Pace Runs
In the marathoning community, you will find that people hold differing views on the “Marathon Pace Run.” Some go so far as to say that marathon pace runs are absolutely useless. These critics claim that…
I Boston Qualified Because I Monitored My Nutrition
Like many of the other topics I’ve addressed here on this blog, sometimes small changes can make a huge difference in terms of whether or not we meet our running goals. This is definitely true…
I Boston Qualified Because I Embraced Easy Running
Believe it or not, the vast majority of your marathon training mileage should be “easy” running. Easy mileage is everything that is not a tempo, interval, fartlek or long run. Literally, those miles should feel…
I Boston Qualified Because I Strength Trained
Have you ever heard someone say the following? “I would love to train [for a marathon, to Boston Qualify, harder, etc.], but I can’t run more than X number of miles a week without getting…
I Boston Qualified Because I Kept Trying. . .
If you are reading this, you likely want to qualify for Boston, like now. Or as soon as possible anyway. I hope you meet your goal. But if you don’t, just know that with hard…
I Boston Qualified Because I Learned that Total Weekly Mileage is More Important Than a Single Long Run.
The marathon is primarily a feet of endurance. Yes, if you are hoping to Boston Qualify, it is also somewhat a test of speed. But my point is this: if you can run a 5k…
I Boston Qualified Because I Learned NOT to Overdo the Long Run: Part II
When I lived in Hawaii, I actively participated in an amazing running club. Well, “club” might be too formal a term. It was an open-to-all, dues-free, super friendly group of people who ran and socialized…