Picking a Marathon Training Plan
Before you run a marathon, before your first long run, you need to have a plan that will get you start line ready. First and foremost, let me say, yes, you need a plan. You cannot wing it when running […]
Marathon Training
Training for a marathon and running a marathon. Setting up a training plan, following that plan, getting to the start line happy and healthy, and rocking it on marathon day.
Everything You Need To Thrive In Self-Isolation You Learned From Running A Marathon
I’m far from the first person to compare our current shelter in place/quarantine/self-isolation situation to running a marathon. Some politician referring to dealing with coronavirus as ‘a marathon and not a sprint’ should be an important square on any pandemic […]
Enjoying the Marathon Training Process
A few months ago, I was pacing the Santa Rosa Marathon and was talking to one of the girls running with me. This was her first marathon and I asked her if she thought she’d want to run more. We […]
How Long Should My Longest Long Run Be?
The most common question I get from beginning marathoners is some version of: ‘How long should my longest long run be?’ The answer? Well, I’ll just put on my lawyer hat and give the answer we lawyers are trained to […]
Before You Start Training For Your First Marathon
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about how to know if you are ready to run a marathon. Read More Not long after the post went up, I was talking to another runner in my running club. It surprised […]
Two Days Out: Your Marathon Begins Days Before Race Day
Your marathon begins days before your actual race day. Not really, of course, but you should begin your final preparations and start getting in your race day head space 2-3 days before the starting gun goes off. You face enough […]
How Do I Know If I’m Ready To Train For A Marathon?
I was recently at a non-running event (it does occasionally happen) and the fact that I’m a running coach came up. I got to talking with another attendee and she asked me how to know if she’s ready to run a […]
5 Ways Finishing A Marathon Will Change You
Finishing a marathon is an amazing accomplishment, after all, the marathon is a huge mental and physical challenge. But did you know crossing the finish line may also very well change your life? OK, ‘change your life’ may be a […]
Training For A Marathon vs. Running A Marathon
In training, you listen to your body. In competition, you tell your body to shut up. -Rich Froning, Jr. When writing first drafts of blog posts, I tend to use the phrases ‘running a marathon’ and ‘training for a marathon’ […]
5 Terrible Reasons To Want To Run A Marathon
I often talk about ‘knowing your why’ before you begin training for a marathon. Having a ‘why’ is super important for any undertaking in life, but it is especially true for marathon training, mostly because of the sheer volume of time […]
