Brad Hudson Works For Me

Well, OK, he doesn't work FOR me, but I did buy his book and his training plans are amazing, well-thought out, and completely customizable (in fact, he insists).

Today I had an excellent workout courtesy of his 20-week marathon plan. Instead of a ho-hum long run of 10+ miles, here's the spiel:

4 miles warmup/easy
3 miles alternating 1 minute @ 10K pace with 1 minute easy
3 miles easy
2 miles HARD

Total of 12 miles, taking about the same amount of total time as a much more leisurely and typical long run, yet working the muscles in a completely different fashion.

Bravo, Brad.

Four Weeks....

The final month is here; just over four weeks remain until the big day where I will prove to both myself and my ultrarunning friends that I can actually pound the pavement when I so choose.

Will my stomach rebel? Will my knees feel like they took on a couple of baseball bats? Will my ass look huge in my running shorts?

Only time will tell, and the latter question might be solved by some preemptive purchasing at the expo the day before the race....

Mmmmm, Maffetone...

Training the Maffetone way has given great results to many runners, and I'm just one more of them.

I'll follow aspects of Maffetone, Daniels, Haad, and Jesse Leitner (a CoolRunning.com demi-god) to achieve a 3:30 in my first-ever marathon at San Francisco.

Enjoy!