Category Archives: national marathon 2010

Marathon Training Week 4

Posted on 22 November, 2009 by Kate McDowell

Weekly Total: 40 miles (!!!) Monday 11/16 (Rest) My legs were *so* glad today to have a day off. Even though I take things pretty slow on Sundays after my Saturday long run, it’s still the hardest run of the … Continue reading →

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Marathon Training Week 3

Posted on 20 November, 2009 by Kate McDowell

The week of my Awesome Half Marathon! I’m feeling really good about my training at this point. Things seem to be going right – I hope that saying so doesn’t jinx it! The Half made it really clear that I … Continue reading →

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Race Report -Trail Half Marathon at Walnut Creek

Posted on 17 November, 2009 by Kate McDowell

Wow. I learned so much during this race. I don’t know what it is about races that makes them so much more educational than training runs, but this trail race was way different that my weekly trail runs with the … Continue reading →

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Marathon Training Week 2 – Best Long Run EVER.

Posted on 9 November, 2009 by Kate McDowell

Another week down! This was a really great week of running for me – the amazing weather definitely contributed to that. My schedule this week was as follows: Monday: (Rest) Tuesday: (5 miles at Easy Pace) During my PHYE Running … Continue reading →

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Marathon Training Week One

Posted on 3 November, 2009 by Kate McDowell

It has begun! I am 7 runs into my 21-week training schedule, with 50 miles knocked out so far. This weekend I have a 10 miler and a 6 miler scheduled, I’ll probably do the 10 miler solo on the … Continue reading →

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