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When Long Becomes Short

Natalie — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:51:07 +0000

One of the things I love about distance training is the tipping point when all of a sudden what were once long runs become short runs. I tend to spend 2-3 months each winter rebuilding my base and my benchmark is always 6 miles. I always want to get to the point where I can [...]

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When Long Becomes Short

The Day Before the Long Run

Natalie — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:11:33 +0000

When it comes to following a training plan, regardless of distance, it is likely that you will want to tweak it to best fit your personal goals and life schedule. For any given training plan I’ve ever followed I almost always make a couple adjustments here or there to fit my schedule and comfort level. [...]

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The Day Before the Long Run

Long Slow Distance Lessons

Natalie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:15:21 +0000

At the Annapolis 10-Miler this year I was behind a couple girls with t-shirts that read on the back “Trained on LSD and Speed” and as a runner I thought that was cute and a clever play on those two words. It wasn’t until days after the race that I started to really consider how [...]

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Long Slow Distance Lessons

Thresholds: Heart Rate Help

Natalie — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:44:01 +0000

At the suggestion of a friend of mine who is an NSPA-certified instructor, I got a Polar heart rate watch last fall to help me train better. I read the Polar user manual and it was obvious the watch does a lot more than what I am ready to do in my training (different alarms [...]

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Thresholds: Heart Rate Help

Marathon Week: What to Eat?

Natalie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:01:53 +0000

Whether training for a marathon, a triathlon, a 5K, or nothing at all it’s always worthwhile to set healthy eating goals. I would like to tackle the much larger topic of healthy eating over a series of posts and here will be focusing on what the best practices are with regard to meals for the [...]

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Marathon Week: What to Eat?

Running Questions: A Long Run Fuel Recipe

Natalie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:43:13 +0000

For the last few weeks I have been dabbling lightly with the best pre-run routine for long Sunday runs. I’m acutely aware of the need to fuel up before heading out but I’ve also become more in tune with the amount of time it takes for my body to wake up and go through its [...]

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Running Questions: A Long Run Fuel Recipe