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Day 4 Week 14 – Me & Tempo Intervals

Posted on July 25, 2019 by terryshen

Marathon Training 9 mi: 2 w/u, 3 x 2 mi w/ 4min rest, 1 c/d; sunny, pleasant & 72 degree Tempo Intervals I have come a long way with the Tempo interval workout.  The challenge for me has always been … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 10 – Being Not Afraid

Posted on June 25, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 57 min (6 miles incl 2 tempo @ 7:59 & 7:50), sunny & 74 degree.  Good tempo paces today. Target range is from 7:57 to 8:07. Being Not Afraid Hard to believe it’s already last week of … Continue reading →

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Day 4 Week 9 – First Tempo Run Of The Season

Posted on June 20, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 67 min (7 miles incl 3 mile tempo), overcast & 74 degree First Tempo Run Of The Season Ran three mile tempo run this morning and it brought back memory.  Tempo run is supposed to be near … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 18 – A-10 Recap

Posted on August 20, 2018 by terryshen

4 miles recovery run, cool & 72 degree. Yes as mentioned, I hit a PR in the Annapolis 10 miler this past Sunday. And what a feeling that was. Prior to the race,  my fastest time was 1:18:15, in 2001 … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 14 – Puerto Rico’s Fate

Posted on September 26, 2017 by terryshen

tempo interval 2 x 15 min w/ 2 min rest, 3.3 warm up & cool down The struggle we face often is not out there in the external world.  It is within us. Whether it’s conflicting values, competing options, or … Continue reading →

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Day 5 Week 13 – Quality Run

Posted on September 22, 2017 by terryshen

5 mile threshold run (8:00), 1 mile warm up and  cool down.  Quality workout. Taking advantage of my last lactate threshold workout, I did a 5 mile threshold/ tempo run for forty minutes.  The first mile was steady or race … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 3 Sep 2017

Posted on September 3, 2017 by terryshen

I reached the half way point of my 20 week marathon training. Obviously it is still a work in progress.  But so far my progress is trending in the right direction (my marathon pace went from 8:40 to 8:26 so … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 10 – Lactate Threshold Phase

Posted on August 28, 2017 by terryshen

This week marks the start of the next phase in my 20 week marathon training – the lactate threshold phase.  What new will be the addition of speedwork to my workout in terms of tempo run also known as threshold … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 1 – Here I Go (Again)

Posted on June 26, 2017 by terryshen

Back in training.  Kicked off my marathon training today with a 4 mile tempo run, 2 mile warm up (w/u) and 2 mile cool down (c/d). Targeted pace for the tempo run is 8:05 – 8:14, and actual :  8:18, … Continue reading →

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Yearning Of A Simpler Life

Posted on January 12, 2017 by terryshen

  Fellow blogger & poet, Claire Griffin shared on my post, Hanging Out With Self, the following comments:  . . . indulge in quiet times and writing and reading and looking out the window dreaming of alternative lives and reveling … Continue reading →

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