After a couple injuries, I had considered not running Boston, but a lot of my friends were going so I decided to go and just have fun. My training recently...
Myself and others from Seattle area were reminding each other the Fall Seattle marathon and the Ft Steilacoom 20 miler 3 weeks ago were as bad as the...
... result of ... to ... is ... and ... Greg ~ It depends on what your individual strengths are. I'm a fair downhill runner and a poor uphill one, so your...
Coach: If you are running Boston based on effort, wouldn't a natural result of that be a slightly faster average pace the first 16 miles compared to the last...
... fast ... Thanks, Coach. I saw a potential pattern, so I thought there might be something there that was planned that I had never heard before and was ...
... BK ~ The report only indicates how some of my athletes performed - not how they were suppose to perform. No... that's not the way to run Boston, or any...
Coach ~ Is dropping your pace by 10 secs/mi over the first half a Boston-specific strategy or something? I've never hear of that before. It has me curious to...
I'm so proud of how those I try to help did at Boston (they can give y'all the specifics). Here's my take on how they performed: Bib 1501 Kent ~ Essentially...
Saturday morning was cold, windy, and rainy. Not the ideal race conditions but as is often said, "It is what it is." I opted for shorts, long-sleeve shirt, a...
Kent~You'll probably get this post facto, but this will put you at bigger advantage than others. Coach makes his athletes mentally tough, and you may need...
... <snip> Kent ~ ab-so-dilutely! Currently they're showing rain and wind for Boston and rain, snow and wind for Hopkinton on Sunday. However, things are...
Oh wrinkled and wise coach - Does EBT work for swimming too? See the note below from the BAA website. http://www.bostonmarathon.org/ I am gonna have fun! ...
... Kurt ~ What I sent Kent was based on what I know about his running quirks and what he knows about my coaching ones. It's therefore inappropriate for...
Coach any chance you would post that for all of us to read? Even though I am unlikely to run Boston I do enjoy reading on different courses. I would be...
... Corrals are determined by the first numbers in your bib, usually 1,000 to a corral. Y'all also have the option to move back and start in corral #3 with...
Thanks. I have a couple options for keeping my effort reasonable at the start, besides just paying attention to HRM. There are a bunch of us from this area...
... <snip> ... Kent ~ Congrats on kicking butt …again. But, I'm really surprised to learn you're dooin Boston. After all, your reported training in our...
Coach, I was thinking about you also, especially Saturday after finishing the 20 mile race in a series. There were a lot of no-shows or complaints over the...
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