Picking Up The Pace With The Snow Cleared
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Picking Up The Pace With The Snow Cleared

ByTim Nolte
With things warming up yesterday the roads and sidewalks got cleared pretty well. I was able to hit my interval training run paces quite easily. Looking back on the tough training week, I think it was actually a good thing in terms of getting an extra hard without to prepare me for today. I only…
Overcoming The Tough Interval Training Runs
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Overcoming The Tough Interval Training Runs

ByTim Nolte
After a couple of weeks of tough interval runs I finally nailed one pretty well. I think my take away is that when it comes to training, as with much in life, you are going to have hard days that you can barely get through. Those are the days you have to have in order…
Another Tough Interval Training Run
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Another Tough Interval Training Run

ByTim Nolte
I’m not sure what to make of yet another hard interval run. It is training so to a degree it should be hard. I guess I’m hopeful that in the end I will be better trained for the #GRGus Groundhog Day Marathon come February. I think I consider it a failure when I can’t hit…
Struggling Through Another Round Of Speed Work
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Struggling Through Another Round Of Speed Work

ByTim Nolte
Another speed work training run to kick my butt this morning. I pretty much struggled to keep up with the fast 7:27 min/mile pace I was supposed to be maintaining for 4 minute intervals. We’ll see how this winter training goes. I have a feeling it’s going to be challenging to get through speed work…
Kicking Things Up A Notch
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Kicking Things Up A Notch

ByTim Nolte
Today my training run was kicked up a notch with some interval speed work. It definitely tested how recovered I am from the marathon. It’s been awhile since I have done any high intensity runs of substantial length. These sorts of runs do make it hard to spend a lot of time focusing on prayer…