Monthly Archives: September 2015

Day 3 Week 20 – De-Stressing

Posted on September 30, 2015 by terryshen

4 days to the race day.  I decided to enjoy today’s schedule of 6 miles easy – no strides, as a way to re-discover the fun of running and de-stress from the pressure of marathon. So I did run free.  No watch. … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 20 – Taper Tempo – Last Speed Workout

Posted on September 29, 2015 by terryshen

Today’s taper tempo (2 mile warm-up, 3 miles at 8:20 pace, 2 mile cool down) is my last speed workout prior to the Wineglass Marathon.  Being 5 days out, doing this workout today gives me enough time to fully recover. … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 20 – It’s Here, Finally

Posted on September 28, 2015 by terryshen

Week 20, it is finally here.  Last week of the marathon training and countdown to the Wineglass. As part of tapering, I have 27 miles this week starting with a 6 miles easy today.  I will engage myself mentally everything … Continue reading →

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Day 7 Week 19 – Week in Review – Tapering and the Golden Rule

Posted on September 27, 2015 by terryshen

This week marks the second week of my marathon taper and the week prior to the Wineglass marathon next Sunday. Total miles ran for this week is 33.  It includes two taper tempo runs and a relatively “long run.” My … Continue reading →

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Day 6 Week 19 – Tapering Jitters?

Posted on September 26, 2015 by terryshen

8 days to Wineglass Marathon. People ask me if I am getting the jitters.  Oddly, no. At least not like what I had experienced in the past. This year, I  have trained well.  All the runs in the past 19 … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 19 – Off/Rest/Yoga Day

Posted on September 25, 2015 by terryshen

Since  it’s my off day and no running, I decide to go to a yoga class (intermediate flow) instead. Call it a cross training if so desired. I like yoga for it exercises both my mental and physical dimensions. Kinda … Continue reading →

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Day 4 Week 19 – Taper Tempo & Fine Tuning

Posted on September 24, 2015 by terryshen

Knowing the time is whining down towards the marathon, I ran my taper tempo today (2 mile warm up, 2 x 2 miles at 8:20 pace, 2 mile cool down) with a mission – work on my race pace. My … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 19 – September Equinox

Posted on September 23, 2015 by terryshen

I have been getting up to darker and darker mornings of late.  Feel like the sun is getting lazy on me when I headed out for my morning runs.  I actually had to wait for the daylight so I would … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 19 – “Easy” Life?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by terryshen

Life is easy? life is hard? Nay.  life is life. Today’s 4 miles easy (pace) may by easy by comparison to the harder workouts in the past weeks. But who is comparing? And why the comparison? After all I am … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 19 – Taper Tempo & Pacing

Posted on September 21, 2015 by terryshen

Even though today’s schedule has me doing tempo at 8:20 pace (2 mile warm up, 5 miles at 8:20 pace, 2 mile cool down), I wanted to practice the 8:00 pace, my ideal race pace. Additionally, I wanted to polish … Continue reading →

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