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The Shimmy and The Shake

We are less than one month out from marathon weekend here in Pittsburgh! It is go time and rest time all rolled into one. Many of you will soon be starting the taper

What I learned from running 60 miles this week

I ran. I conquered.

This week I ran 60 miles. My schedule called for 48. Up to this point I have observed and adhered to my training schedule with the piety of

Hearts & Plans

There are a number of people touting the benefits of training by heart rate, and more than a few of them are my friends. I have been intrigued. I have been reading articles about

Love PGH, Run PGH

There are a lot of races out there to choose from. If you are an avid runner, a recreational runner, or a “I run for health reasons and hate every step” runner there are

Train like a train

I’m 7 weeks into training with big race events on weeks 15,17,21, and week 24 wraps it all up with the Hell Hath No Hurry 50k trail race. I have logged about 170 miles in the first 6 weeks and

Plans in Flux and Jars of Oatmeal

I am about five weeks into training for the Pittsburgh Marathon. This time around training I’m running more miles, eating better, and training smarter. I’ve upped the load by about 10 miles per week as a starting point compared to previous training cycles and have active recovery or step back

A New Year, A New Plan

Last fall I completed my first, and for now, only 50k. Afterwards I had been considering what the next step should be. Do I go for longer distances, work on improving my speed over shorter distances, do I take more naps? In the end I settled on training for the