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Can Marathoning Really Fit Your Schedule?

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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] A job, a husband, three kids, countless after school activities, and a plan to run a marathon in February 2017. Is it even possible to make all of these priorities fit your schedule? Can Marathoning Fit Your Schedule? Yes. But hoooooooow? Planning. I have my marathon …

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Long Run Lament

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.17.6″] Sometimes in life, things don’t go to plan. The plan was to host a 35-mile long run on Sunday, with fellow Comrades coming to Austin from Dallas, Houston, and other Hill Country cities for a group effort. As a bonus, I had …

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Grasslands Trail Run Marathon Race Report

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Just three weeks after Cowtown 50K, I found myself in the remote north Texas park LBJ National Grasslands for a trail marathon. Last fall, my dad convinced me that The Grasslands Run would be a useful training run in our build up for Comrades. Here’s the thing: I’m not a great trail runner. But I decided to …

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Comrades Update: Phase II Planning

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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Of all the differing opinions about how to best prepare for Comrades, there is one piece of advice that everyone seems to believe: Comrades training begins on January 1st. Popular opinion also says that training should include at least 1000KMs (620 miles) between January and May. Comrades offers a training …

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Comrades Training: Planning a Year-Long Program

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″] A few weeks ago, I wrote an update about the logistics involved in my plan to run the 2016 Comrades Marathon in South Africa. This 90K race through “the valley of the hills” (cough, oxymoron, cough) takes place next May 29th, and both …

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Comrades Update: Phase II Planning

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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Everything that I’ve read about Comrades– all the different voices and experiences– is in agreement about one point: Real training for Comrades starts January 1st. Most training plans for people like me (read: novices who are trying to finish comfortably under the 12-hour limit but have no hope of running …

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