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How Not to Train for a 50k

I've been spending a lot of time obsessing over the numbers these past few days: the numbers associated with my 50k training, or lack thereof. I'm trying to decide if I should just push through and DO IT, despite my lack of training, or if I should drop to the 25k distance on race day and do a race that's a little bit more "my speed". (If anyone reading this has advice either way, I would love to hear it!!!) A little bit about my plan If you've trained for a marathon before, or looked into it, you probably came across one or more Hal Higdon training plans, among others. For the 4 marathons I've done, I used his "Novice Supreme" training plan, available here . It's free and available on the internet, pretty much my requirements for a training plan. When it came to 50k training, I had some trouble finding a plan that was - what I considered to be - my level. Lots of them include strength training, or hill repeats, or timed runs, or w...

Countdown to Ragnar McDowell Mountain

If I had to sum up how my training went this summer, it would be... "Hrmph." Or, insert your own onomatopoeia of disgust. If you know me in real life, or read any of my other recent posts, you know that my running has gone downhill (pun intended); not only in my actual ability but in my love of doing it. I don't know if I can use it as my sole excuse, but I did find out I was hypothyroid back in July and was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in September. I do think these new-to-me medical issues have played a big part in my weight gain, my inability to "run it off", my feelings of lethargy and my discouragement with any type of physical activity. As of right now I am still working on how to live well with this, but I haven't found a solution that makes me feel great yet. There are far worse things I could be dealing with, but it's hard to be patient with your own health. As for that dreaded physical activity I was talking about, I ha...

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