Category Archives: marathon training

Week In Review – 8 Sep 2019

Posted on September 8, 2019 by terryshen

2019 Erie Marathon is now in the book! My time is  03:48:50.  I will have more about the race after I analyze my splits.  For now, I am glad it’s over.  Every year, I spend 20 weeks in training for … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 20 – Tapering

Posted on September 6, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 30 min easy run, overcast, cool & 67 degree Tapering In anticipating the Erie marathon this Sunday, I have been cutting back on my routines and putting things on the back-burner: the bushes around the house are … Continue reading →

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Day 4 Week 20 – How I ( Can’t) Sleep 

Posted on September 5, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training Meditation & yoga stretch, no running How I ( Can’t) Sleep  It’s 10:30 pm and like clockwork I change into my pajama, get into my bed and pull up the blanket.  Sleep is a habit says conventional … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 20 – A Black & White Day

Posted on September 4, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 45 min (incl 16 min tempo), sunny & 75 degree A Black & White Day Today is what I call a “black & white” day.  Not a cloud in the sky. The sun is beaming straight down … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 20 – Final Week

Posted on September 3, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 2 easy miles plus 6 strides, sunny & 76 degree Final Week Here I am, Week 20!  Erie Marathon in 5 days.  For the last two and half week, I have been running less volume. Mostly just … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 1 Sep 2019

Posted on September 1, 2019 by terryshen

September has arrived.  So is the cooler weather.  Maybe by only a few degrees but the feeling of season’s transition is in the air and unmistakable.  Not to mention, we are reminded by back-to-school, Labor Day Sale, and other social … Continue reading →

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Day 6 Week 19 – Recovering Mind & Body

Posted on August 31, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 12 mi incl 6 @ goal pace; Sunny & 75 degree Recovering Mind & Body My body is drained from all the running of the past weeks (accumulated fatigues from my marathon training). Since body is one … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 19 – This Retirement Life

Posted on August 30, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 60 min easy run, sunny & 70 degree This Retirement Life Many people ask me about my retirement.  It a future event for them, and they are curious.  Perfectly understandable.  In truth, retirement is like anything in … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 19 – Clean Up Time

Posted on August 28, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 50 min (5 mi) easy run, overcast & 74 degree Clutters Entropy is the physics term describing things will decline to disorder over time.  And entropy is what I am trying to stave off for my mind … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 19 – Peaking

Posted on August 27, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 10 x 1 min at 10K pace w/1 min easy jogging breaks + 2 mi warm up & 1 mi cool down; cloudy & 63 degree Peaking During this last phase of my marathon training, peaking as … Continue reading →

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