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Tag Archives: long-distance running
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: The 2015 Marine Corps Marathon Virtual Trainer and Run
What does semper currens mean? On October 25, I will be running in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC. This will be my seventh marathon and the biggest competitive marathon I have run to date. It will also be … Continue reading
Return to Burlington: The Road Goes Ever On
I was late getting to the start line. Very late. Tables and chairs had already been stacked up underneath tents. The last empty gel packets and banana peels had been picked up and thrown into the garbage bags, which were … Continue reading
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