When I started this blog six months ago (has it been that long?), it seemed like a good way for me to document what has gone into my new-found running journey. I wanted to chronicle the highlights of past races. And more so, I wanted to keep a log of my results and preparation forContinue reading “6/4/20 Training Update: It’s Good to Not Have Goals”
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5/28/20 Training Update: Morning Run = Morning Fun
So this is going to be a post about fun. Or at least, a post about running making me feel good. My last post, the Vermont City Marathon Virtual Half Marathon recap, was not exactly filled with joy. I had followed a plan to have a great race, and didn’t have a great race. And,Continue reading “5/28/20 Training Update: Morning Run = Morning Fun”
5/21/20 Training Update: Trails?
The past couple of weeks have been in service of preparing for my half marathon run coming up in a couple of days. I ran a long run on the 11th, then dialed back the distance over the past couple of weeks, keeping everything under five miles, except for the virtual 10K I ran lastContinue reading “5/21/20 Training Update: Trails?”
5/11/20 Training Update: What Exactly is Rest?
The pattern here at Joe’s Running Blog has been to provide a training update on Thursday and a race update on Monday. Last Thursday, however, I did a race update. And today, Monday, I’m writing a training update. It’s a pandemic, folks. There are no rules! As the title implies, this is a post aboutContinue reading “5/11/20 Training Update: What Exactly is Rest?”
5/3/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Virtual Race
When is a race not a race? When is not-a-race a race? What even is a race anymore? I was thinking of cheating and not writing a “race recap” for this run, because I knew at the start that I wasn’t primed for a race. I didn’t even decide how far to run until theContinue reading “5/3/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Virtual Race”
4/30/20 Training Update: Round Numbers are Sexy
Toward the end of March I recognized that I was close to running 100 miles for the month. I was already at my highest-mileage month ever, but getting to 100 seemed like an accomplishment that I should go for since I was so close. So on March 31 I ran a 5.5-mile “race” against KatieContinue reading “4/30/20 Training Update: Round Numbers are Sexy”
4/23/20 Training Update: The Downs and Ups
If there is a silver lining, from a running standpoint, to the COVID-19 crisis, social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and resultant race cancellations, it’s that it’s helping me dial it back a little bit. To save me from myself in a way. I don’t mean this in an “I just can’t stop myself” way, though IContinue reading “4/23/20 Training Update: The Downs and Ups”
4/9/20 Training Update: How Much is Too Much?
So as to not bury this, I am training for something right now, even if it’s my own race. The Unplugged Half Marathon was supposed to be Saturday, but it’s postponed. To keep my motivation up, I’m running my own version by myself on Saturday. I probably mentioned this last time. I’ve been working onContinue reading “4/9/20 Training Update: How Much is Too Much?”
April 2, 2020: Training in the time of COVID-19
It’s been more than three weeks since my last post. It feels like it might have been a year ago. A lot has changed since then. EVERYTHING has changed since then. Earlier this year, the novel Coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 hit the shores of the USA. It was a big problem in China andContinue reading “April 2, 2020: Training in the time of COVID-19”
3/9/20 Training Update: Not the King of the Hills
Hills are part of life in Vermont. I won’t say a “necessary evil,” because one of the reasons I am here is for the great downhill skiing. But they are difficult to avoid for any length of time. Here in Montpelier, where two rivers meet, we have some flats, but as soon as you turnContinue reading “3/9/20 Training Update: Not the King of the Hills”
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