On a completely unrelated note, I definitely should not be googling winter marathons.
Run Detroit.
October isn't winter!
Looks like a good race, though.
(I'm not doing NYC because I didn't want to start training until at least September)
October isn't winter! Looks like a good race, though. (I'm not doing NYC because I didn't want to start training until at least September)
I know that's right!
For me the first week of December would be heaven to train for and race on. As such I will be training in hell, for the first third of it anyway.
Run to live; live to run
10.2 for me today. Some Tempo paced mikes in there too.
Marjorie
The dailies picture is very appropriate -- Last night I saw a mouse streaking across the floor. They are sneaking in through the draining gate in the basement. Time for a finer gauge wire and more mouse traps.
Some weights and maybe a couple of easy miles is all for me today.
Life is good.
Former Bad Ass
Got out the door today but was just achy all over so I turned back after less than a minute... yesterday's 9 at MP took a bit more of a toll than I thought. Will try for a few easy miles tonight. On a completely unrelated note, I definitely should not be googling winter marathons.
Got out the door today but was just achy all over so I turned back after less than a minute... yesterday's 9 at MP took a bit more of a toll than I thought. Will try for a few easy miles tonight.
Why not? It's never too early for that.
Damaris
How is your hip these days?
I got 7 sets of dead lifts done at poundage I used to warm up with, now it is my working weight! I am cool with it though as the life of a runner versus that of a weight lifter is entirely different.
In other news, I am working on a mini training plan for my first mile race next month. It looks like hill sprints will win over a time trial, which is what I did last year the week before I completely shredded my mile PR to smithereens.
We shall see how things turn out this year.
Yeah well just this morning I was googling Spring 2015 marathons. True story. Doesn't take a training plan to google.
MTA: And no, one of them was not Boston.
Dave
Meaghan - What are you looking for in a winter marathon? I've done 3: Houston (BIG! Flat. Fast. Conditions were perfect the day I ran it - 30s at the start, 60 at the finish, slight breeze), Tecumseh Trail Marathon in Indiana (Not big, DEFINITELY NOT flat or fast, but a ton of fun; conditions can vary - freezing and snow possible), and Icebreaker Indoor Marathon in Milwaukee (round and round and round and round.... no wind, no hills, constant 50*, unique experience).
20,000 miles behind me, the world still to see.
Yeah well just this morning I was googling Spring 2015 marathons. True story. Doesn't take a training plan to google. MTA: And no, one of them was not Boston.
On my wish list is Toronto (October), CIM (December) and Houston (January).
If I can ever manage to run those and qualify and run NYC you could powder me up and put me to sleep like a baby!
Uffda
Yeah, but it doesn't mean you'll be trying to quality for Boston.
- Andrew
My wish list:
-No/minimal trails
-Not hillier than NYCM
-Between December and March
-Starting temps averaging around 35-40 F, ending no higher than around 60 F
-Easy to get to/get around without a car (so probably a metro area)
-Not too expensive to travel there from NYC
On my radar are Houston, CIM in Sacramento, and Kiawah Island in SC... would definitely appreciate any recommendations!
I would target CIM and do what I needed to do to make it happen. If you're gonna BQ it's gonna be there for sheezy, or Houston.
I did enjoy Houston, though part of the appeal was that I ran it in 2012 (got to watch the Olympic Trials the day before) and my uncle and aunt live there, so they were my transportation, housing, and post-race babysitters. My uncle ran the half, also. The course is largely one big loop, not a lot of curves and turns, the only "hills" are a couple of overpasses and underpasses, and I think temps are typically right in the range you mentioned. I'm not sure how transportation is since I didn't have to deal with that at all. I flew in and out of Hobby (I think that's it?), which is a smaller airport closer to my uncle's house.
Hobby is one of five airports in the immediate area I beilieve. Four for sure.