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Road to Boston – Week 9
The journey continues from last week. This week marked another significant step forward in my marathon training. Both the volume and intensity increased noticeably, making it the most demanding week of this training block so far. The week consisted of 5 runs, 6 cycling sessions, and 2 running-specific strength sessions, bringing my total weekly training…
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Road to Boston – Week 8
The journey continues from last week. This week once again consisted of 5 running sessions, 6 cycling sessions, and 2 running-specific strength sessions. One thing I neglected to mention in previous posts is that I also typically complete 2 upper-body strength sessions each week, consisting primarily of calisthenic exercises such as pull-ups and dips. My…
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Road to Boston – Week 7
The journey continues from last week. This week consisted of 5 runs, 6 cycling sessions, and 2 running-specific strength sessions. Overall, training went very well, and I feel like the body is finally beginning to adapt to the workload. Injury Update I continue to have some lingering discomfort along the left medial shin and calf,…
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Road to Boston – Weeks 5-6
In the last post, I covered the first four weeks of training, my recovery from IT Band Syndrome, and my baseline VO₂ max and lactate threshold testing. This week, we’ll cover Weeks 5 and 6, most of which took place aboard a cruise ship. Training at Sea Immediately after Week 4, my family embarked on…
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Road to Boston – Weeks 1–4
In the last post, I recapped what happened during my very first marathon—a painful experience that, strangely enough, left me wanting more. In this post, I’ll cover my post-race recovery and the first four weeks of my new marathon training block, which concluded with an all-out VO₂ max and lactate threshold test at a sports…
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The Road to Boston Begins
After having some fun with running gamification in Part 4.10, it’s time to return to the real world. Rather than continuing with another structured series, I’ll be switching to a more traditional blog format. Over the coming months, I’ll document my marathon training block from May to September 2026, sharing my successes, failures, setbacks, lessons…
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Part 4.10: The Gamification of Running
In Part 4.9, we discussed signing up for your first race and the importance of having a goal to work toward. Throughout this series, I have shared many practical strategies for becoming a stronger, healthier, and more resilient runner. In this final post, I want to discuss something a little different. I want to talk…
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Part 4.9: Signing up for Your First Race
In Part 4.8, we talked about rest and recovery, and how taking a day off is still an important part of training. In Part 4.9, we will discuss signing up for your first race, explore the most common race distances available to runners, and review what you can generally expect from each of them. Just…