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Maniac
Marathon Maniac #6740
Goals for 2015:
Run 3 marathons (modified: Run 2 marathons--Lost Dutchman 02/2015 and Whiskey Row 05/2015)
Run a 50-miler (Ran a 53.8 mile race 11/14/2015)
Run 1,500 miles (uhhh...how about 1,400?)
Stay healthy
I've got a fever...
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Hawt and sexy
I'm touching your pants.
I'd suggest you check your morning pulse.
E.J.Greater Lowell Road RunnersCry havoc and let slip the dawgs of war!May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your SPF30, may the rains fall soft upon your sweat-wicking hat, and until you hit the finish line may The Flying Spaghetti Monster hold you in the hollow of His Noodly Appendage.
Higdon wants 50% of your mileage to be long runs? Holy crap. Read a new book. Your body doesn't like this one.
One day at a time
The problem is that most people skip the important stuff and go straight to the training plans. They have no idea the the author wants you to have xx mpw base over yy weeks. I think that is probably part of the case here.