Introduction The Grand Canyon is an epic natural wonder, with jaw-dropping views and layers of rock that reveal Earth’s ancient history. From vibrant colors that shift with the sunlight to trails that lead deep into its vast beauty, it’s a…
There is relatively little conversation about recovery after marathons and longer events mainly for two reasons: I’m not interested in the latter: I love my training and would do it even if I could not race. Also, I don’t want…
On June 9th, at 5:30am, I was in Durban at a start line of Comrades Marathon. In the next 12 hours, I needed to cover 53.4 miles with 5700ft of elevation gain. While Chariots of Fire was playing and the…
On March 24, I ran Mill Town Marathon, a local race, which was my third marathon (after Seattle back in 2022 and Philly four months ago). I managed to PR by more than 7 minutes with the time 3:26:43 (Strava…
Over the past year (52 weeks), I averaged >= 50 miles (~80.5 km) of running per week, taking into account all the travel, sickness and injuries. What does it mean in the grand scheme of things? For some people (aka,…
Overall, 2023 mostly sucked (both “globally” for the world and “locally” for me and people around me), so training was more than a welcome distraction. In total, it was 2537 miles of running (409 hours) plus 14 hours of cycling…
Yesterday, I ran Philadelphia Marathon, which was my second attempt at the distance after the last year’s Seattle Marathon, and my A-race for 2023. I got an almost 10-minute PR, improving the time from 3:43:45 to 3:34:07. I’m obviously super…
Two years ago, I laced up my running shoes and embarked on a path to train systematically for long-distance running. Since that pivotal day, I’ve clocked 3,546 miles, spent 592 hours pounding the pavement, and crossed the finish line in…
Yesterday I finished my first marathon in 3:43:45 (Strava activity). Super happy that there were no major hiccups leading to the race and I was able to use all my extensive training in order to finish strong. In training I…
My first marathon is next Saturday, but after 15 weeks, 668 miles (44.5 per week on average, 60 peak), 108.3 hours (7.22 per week on average, 9.5 peak), my build-up is officially complete (Intermediate reports: [1], [2], [3], [4]). I…