tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post3842619796263915056..comments2024-02-23T02:44:26.484-05:00Comments on Miles to the Trials: The Evolution of 2:42Rustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16634471772166239315noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-1154634124411961832018-01-01T09:53:46.635-05:002018-01-01T09:53:46.635-05:00Thanks, Sarah, and congrats on getting into Boston...Thanks, Sarah, and congrats on getting into Boston!! Good luck with the training and with grad school! Keep dreaming big :)Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-67867510942697628822017-12-25T22:21:37.178-05:002017-12-25T22:21:37.178-05:00I just started to train for my first Boston Marath...I just started to train for my first Boston Marathon this coming April, a race I never thought I'd be able to get into. This blog was really great in detailing how you were able to make improvements and it has given me some ideas for my own future training. I'm in grad school right now for physical therapy and can definitely relate to struggling to get in miles when sleep and other responsibilities are more appealing/necessary! Thanks again for writing this and I'm excited to continue my running career using this as motivation to get better. Best of luck in your future races!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563775277728750489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-81232010810401346552016-09-28T08:42:45.092-04:002016-09-28T08:42:45.092-04:00Thanks, Amy! Those are the best kind of goals, in ...Thanks, Amy! Those are the best kind of goals, in my opinion ;-) Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-59489979109107352462016-09-27T16:12:24.120-04:002016-09-27T16:12:24.120-04:00You truly are an inspiration! Thank you for sharin...You truly are an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your journey from brand new marathoner to Olympic Trials Qualifier! <br /><br />I'm a dreamer as well and am currently in this phase: "Yea, yea, yea, it’s CRAZY and that is a really impossibly* hard goal". Runners like you keep me motivated to push harder and try for that next goal!Amy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683913769197406757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-7657462472456063652016-05-15T15:16:48.302-04:002016-05-15T15:16:48.302-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Justin L. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068868452059665489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-35057166950256275532015-09-04T11:16:13.535-04:002015-09-04T11:16:13.535-04:00Thanks, Martina!! Sorry to hear about your injury-...Thanks, Martina!! Sorry to hear about your injury--I feel your pain! But I'm stoked to hear you're dreaming big, sub-3 is possible!! Keep believing :) Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-2895231332730516722015-09-03T23:28:48.441-04:002015-09-03T23:28:48.441-04:00You are hands down amazing. I love running but, mo...You are hands down amazing. I love running but, more than anything else, I love running marathons, so I fell in love with your blog right away! I found your blog because I was making a research on running injuries - I currently have a metatarsal stress fracture and will have to skip what was going to be my fourth marathon: Chicago. In April, I will run my first Boston and my goal is to improve in the marathon as much as possible and hopefully break 3:00 on day. My current PR is "just" 3:29 but, as you would say, dream big ;) Congrats on your OTQ and best of luck in LA!!! Looking forward to follow your journey.Martina Di Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204543077994737469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-38129434042594245252015-05-15T19:50:29.947-04:002015-05-15T19:50:29.947-04:00Thanks for checking out the blog! I think that'...Thanks for checking out the blog! I think that's an awesome set of goals, sorry the non-runners don't understand. (It's always hard to explain our obsession!) I would focus on being smart in your training, building mileage slowly and listening to your body. Better to go in to a marathon undertrained than overtrained (or worse, injured). The BQ will come with patience! Good luck!! Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-15094765320398677082015-04-28T15:29:43.936-04:002015-04-28T15:29:43.936-04:00I just came across this blog today- wow, congrats ...I just came across this blog today- wow, congrats on your goal and your amazing progress. I have a goal of BQ (3:05) I got injured the last two years during training and was a DNS. My goal this year is to run a marathon healthy, then BQ next year. multi year goals, BQ, is so hard to explain to my non running close circle, would love any advice<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-71544513255744902222015-03-17T12:14:32.722-04:002015-03-17T12:14:32.722-04:00Hi Patty, thanks for your comment! Don't be in...Hi Patty, thanks for your comment! Don't be intimidated by a BQ, the seemingly impossible goals can be the most motivational and lead us to get the best out of ourselves. It's possible, and it will get easier with more experience :) <br /><br />Adding miles is all about patience. The usual standard that everyone says is to add 10% a week, so if you're running 20 now, you could do 22 next week. Depending on your injury history, you might be able to add a bit more than that, but definitely take a recovery/cut back week every ~3 weeks. I've built up over a LONG time, so be patient! As for strength workouts--ugh, I'm not the best at them! I still struggle as they are the first to go when I'm busy. I often try to cut out a little bit of time in the evenings while watching TV or something. After I come back from morning runs, it's usually time to get ready for work!<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-11037318169535289612015-03-15T18:36:39.727-04:002015-03-15T18:36:39.727-04:00I'm so glad I found your blog...this is so ins...I'm so glad I found your blog...this is so inspiring and motivating for me. I have done 2 marathons so far, and my last one was 4:49. I really really want to BQ but the thought of running a 3:35 marathon seems impossible. Your story has really inspired me and made me feel like it can be possible with hard work and dedication. I know I need to add more miles though. I'm averaging like 20ish right now. Do you have any tips for adding in miles safely? How do you balance running all those miles and adding in strength training? Thanks in advance and keep up the good work - congats on your OTQ!!Patty @ Reach Your Peakhttp://reach-yourpeak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-89469651144855735362015-01-12T18:47:36.366-05:002015-01-12T18:47:36.366-05:00Thanks, M! Love the attitude about continuing to g...Thanks, M! Love the attitude about continuing to get faster and stronger; here's to dreaming bigger in 2015! Excited to hear about your first Boston, it's going to be awesome!Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-3588691342982832202015-01-12T18:43:32.427-05:002015-01-12T18:43:32.427-05:00It's never too late! Agreed that age is just a...It's never too late! Agreed that age is just a number; a better number to focus on is 2:59 ;-) <br /><br />Keep after it and good luck in April (and as you battle the cold)!! Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-51232718899287587072015-01-12T13:12:29.505-05:002015-01-12T13:12:29.505-05:00This is a great post, I'm saving it!
I LOVE l...This is a great post, I'm saving it!<br /><br />I LOVE long runs with goal pace. For both my spring and fall A races (BQ'd in both, PR'd in both), I did 21 mi long run w/ 17 at goal pace and 22 mi long run with 18 at goal pace. Hard but lots of confidence, physical and mental. (interested to see Yassos don't suit you either - I tried them once and my log says "legs SCREAMING" - it was such an unpleasant experience that based on that, McMillan book and Fitzgerald "Run" book, I scrapped them for other workouts, goal pace or faster) <br /><br />Thanks for laying it out. Last year was amazing for me, and I plan to continue to get faster and stronger. 1st BQ age 47, 2nd (&3rd) at age 48. I run my first Boston in 14 weeks at 48 yrs old, having taken decades to get to this point, past injury, cancer, life, jobs, moves, etc. I'm excited and quite nervous as I want to do well!M @readeatwriterunhttp://readeatwriterun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-51142838146228914642015-01-12T11:27:33.590-05:002015-01-12T11:27:33.590-05:00this is a fantastic log of your efforts, struggles...this is a fantastic log of your efforts, struggles and ultimately successes teal! i was just this weekend wondering what it would take to carve my 3:14:43 down to a sub-3. i've only been running since 2009 and at 44 yrs old i wonder if i'm not too late into the game to take down a target like that ... but then i look at people like deena, meb and even haile gebrselassie and think that age is just a number in your head. :)<br /><br />anyway, working off of the Hansons Marathon Method for my next race in april, and pushing hard through a daunting (so far) Canadian winter. here's hoping!<br /><br />thanks for the inspiration!Patrick Voohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976504483436017793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-58032802444254336872015-01-11T17:05:10.499-05:002015-01-11T17:05:10.499-05:00Thanks, Jenn! I firmly believe you will get your s...Thanks, Jenn! I firmly believe you will get your sub-3! The marathon paced runs ARE tough. I always wonder how the heck I am going to go so much farther at the same pace on race day, but I can ensure you that they work and you WILL be able to go that much farther on race day. Before my first sub-3, I did three runs--exactly as suggested by Pfitzinger and Douglas—with varying degrees of success. My first was eight miles at an average pace of 6:51 (right on target!) but I had my brother help me out on that one. A few weeks later I tried to do ten miles at goal pace and failed miserably; I was battling a cold and gave up/stopped a few times. The last one I did was 12 miles at 6:56, which was slightly too slow. All of them were super tough (why do we do this to ourselves??) BUT I was able to hit my goal, even with one workout going poorly and one slightly too slow. The adrenaline and excitement of race day, plus the taper, will help it feel easier on race day. Cheesy at is, the biggest thing is to believe in sub-3 and don’t give up on yourself!Tealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392909306599288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643275154489673929.post-66946010402623226222015-01-10T14:10:34.561-05:002015-01-10T14:10:34.561-05:00What an awesome summary, Teal! I so wish you had ...What an awesome summary, Teal! I so wish you had been blogging in 2011 - I am hoping for a sub-3 soon (if not this season, hopefully next!) and I've been working my butt off to try and get there. But I always like reading about what the workouts were like leading up to the sub-3 goal for folks (i.e. what the long runs and easy runs were done at, how the marathon pace miles felt those first few weeks of the schedule). I've been using Pfitzinger's plans (the 75-85mpw) for two seasons now (this is my third) and those marathon paced runs are TOUGH. I just did one two weeks ago and it felt like a tempo run - which makes me wonder if the sub-3 pace is too ambitious this go-around. But I'd have loved to read about how your workouts went in that build up as you got faster and faster. :) Very inspiring account of your marathon progression though - and you motivate me to work harder and not give up on the sub-3 (and maaaayyybe one day OTQ) goal! Jenn @ foxrunsfast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977867807008263201noreply@blogger.com