In just a few hours my wife, 3 children, and I will be on the road for the 2 hour drive to Disney World. And 24 hours from now I’ll be standing…
Category: Marathon
How to Get a Good Night of Sleep Before the Marathon
Yesterday, I started looking around the web for more advice specific to the Disney Marathon. The official Disney Marathon website is good and offers a lot of important information, but I was…
Marathon Training Update – Not Dead Yet
It’s been 3 months since my last blog post. I added several new things to my plate in the fall including training for my first marathon, helping to coach my son’s soccer…
Marathon Training Update: First Half Marathon
Saturday I made my first attempt at a 13-mile training run. It was my first long run since learning last Saturday that I lost about 8 pounds during a 12 mile run,…
Marathon Training Update: Sweat Rate Test
While writing yesterday’s post about how I lost about 8 pounds during Saturday’s 12 mile run, the thing I realized I need to do first is make a more accurate assessment of…
Marathon Training Update: Major Dehydration Problem
Last Saturday (9/15) I was tired from a long week and lacking sleep and after a good 8 miles, I had to alternate walking and running the last 4. But after good short…
Marathon Training Update: The Pin-Back Button Milestone
I apologize again for my infrequent blogging. I’m way over-committed right now. And while it kills me not to blog, blogging is probably the only thing I can cut back on where…
Marathon Training Update: The Sleep Factor
Sorry I’ve been lax in blogging lately. Just extraordinarily busy with work, family, and church. Saturday I ran the same 11-mile loop through several parks as I did last Saturday. Only this…
Marathon Training Update: Sick and Back
Tuesday, for the first time in my 7 weeks of marathon training, I missed a training run. Monday night I was heading back from an evening at my parents’ house and started to get…
Marathon Training Update: Mapping Runs and Determining Distance
Saturday morning I was getting ready for my long run – 11 miles this time. Last week I did a 10 mile run by running a 3.3 mile loop three times so I could…