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Author Archives: Bruce Pegg
Semper Currens XIV: DC Gets Closer, While Boston Moves Further Away
Week Thirteen Training Wrap-Up I made it! Not only did I get through the hardest week of the program, but by switching up my 16-mile long run to 20 miles, I ran 61 miles–the most I have ever run in … Continue reading
Semper Currens XIII: The Andy Wheatcroft Blog
Week Twelve Training Wrap-Up After a rest day on Monday to recover from the Rochester Half, it was back to business. And business was good! The gorgeous weather inspired me to some strong midweek runs, while a nine-mile run on … Continue reading
Semper Currens XII: Roc’ing and Rolling
Week Eleven Training Wrap-Up Despite the craziness, the first part of the week went better than I had anticipated. An unexpected, yet lovely, eight-mile run on the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia while waiting for Tessa to be discharged from hospital … Continue reading
Semper Currens XI: Secrets of the Fanny Pack
Week Ten Training Wrap-Up This week, the weather in Syracuse was officially declared a heatwave, and the effect it had on my running was predictable. Monday’s gentle 7 miler turned into a grueling endurance test; Tuesday’s tempo run, on the … Continue reading
Semper Currens X: Running Round Oniontown (Photo Essay)
Week Nine Training Wrap-Up Plenty of positives to report this week despite a disastrous tempo run on Thursday. Due to scheduling problems, I had to run during the middle of an incredibly hot and humid day, and I lost all my … Continue reading
Semper Currens IX: Halfway There
Week Eight Training Wrap-Up Yeah–a much better week! Despite taking two days off, I made my mileage and I crushed my nine-mile tempo workout on Thursday. The only downside to the week was my long run today. In addition to … Continue reading
Semper Currens VIII: The Best Laid Plans
Week Seven Training Wrap-Up It was bound to happen. After two successful weeks following the Hanson’s program to a T, this week I missed my weekly mileage target in a big way. It was partly a conscious choice: I decided … Continue reading
Semper Currens VII: The Dog Days Return
Week Six Training Wrap-Up The week started brightly enough, with a successful tempo run on the same course and over the same distance as week five. Only this time, I crushed it, pacing it just right to finish strong and … Continue reading
Semper Currens VI: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Week Five Training Wrap-Up If I could dream up a great week of running, this week would be it. I did all the hard workouts successfully, ran the longest run of the summer since the Boilermaker and met my weekly … Continue reading
Semper Currens V: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Week Four Training Wrap-Up Hard to believe, but I’m now a quarter of the way through the program and through the first really tough week. The one big negative of the week was a disastrous tempo run that I’ll talk … Continue reading
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