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Month: May 2009

  • Want to drastically improve your 5K time?

    Original poster wanted to know if he could improve his 5K time by more than 2 minutes.  I wanted to bookmark it here so I could find it later. RunningAHEAD – Topic: How realistic is this goal? For real.. The initial points: Ramp up mileage to about 35 miles per week. Run mid-week 6 x…

  • Trying to qualify for Boston? A mileage vs. speed calculator

    Boston Marathon Qualifying Times Chart and Predictor.  An interesting take on calculators: For me: (for 100 miles per week) The slowest you can run and still qualify for the Boston Marathon is 3:10:59.  This is a 7:17 per mile pace.  If you train at 100 miles per week, you need to run a 5 K…

  • Week 7 of the streak and injury analysis #twit2fit

    Start of week 7 of the streak Given the usual madness of holiday weekends, I didn’t think the streak would survive this onslaught, but I not only got a run in, I managed to hit my target distance of 6.4 miles. Challenge #2:  I woke up with a stiff back.  Not a debilitating, keep me…