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The 2:49 Marathon Project Week 2 TrainingBelow is the breakdown of the training sessions for Week 2. I work through my weeks on a Monday - Sunday basis. This makes sense for me because race day is usually on Sunday so using that as an end date is ideal. Week 1 is the first…
What is the 2:49 Marathon Project? The 2:49 Marathon Project will be a chronicle of my 16 week training program targeting a 2:49 finish on December 1st in Valencia, Spain. I will be sharing every aspect of my training. This will include my upcoming training sessions, strength and conditioning work, nutrition and hydration details…
The 2024 Bluestack Way UltraOn Saturday, August 3rd, I had the opportunity to participate in the 2024 Bluestack Way Ultra, tackling the 50k alongside one of my closest running friends, Tara. To put it simply, it was tough—really tough. As someone who primarily runs marathons, this course pushed me even further out of my…
What is the 2:49 Marathon Project? The 2:49 Marathon Project will be a chronicle of my 16 week training program targeting a 2:49 finish on December 1st in Valencia, Spain. I will share every detail about my training. I will turn 56 years old on the 31st of October, which will, of course, be…
The 2024 Manchester Marathon TrainingI made the decision to bypass my second run in Boston for a more local event at the 2024 Manchester Marathon. A third trip to Boston in one year seemed too much of an expense so that was the logic behind that decision. I ran Manchester back in 2022 and…
The 2023 Valencia Marathon I heard a lot of good things about the 2023 Valencia Marathon in the months leading up to it, and boy, did it deliver. This one will go down as one of my top 5 most enjoyable marathons. What wasn't to like? The expo, the organisation, the course, the crowds,…
Valencia Marathon Lowered ExpectationsMy training for the Valencia Marathon did not go as planned and I've lowered my expectations. Why, well I have a thousand excuses. I moved to a new country. I'm living out of a camper van. I caught Covid early in the training cycle and it stuck with me for 9…
What is happiness? This is a genuine question and I'd appreciate if you would give me your honest opinion. How do you define happiness? I have my thoughts on it, but in order to come up with a robust definition, I want to know what you think. Please take a few minutes to think about…
Camper Van Life We are writing the next chapter and it's called the Camper Van Life. So far, the Spanish life has agreed with me and my body temperature 😊 . We've now invested in a camper van as a way to scout out different areas of Spain as we search for our permanent…
Dog Friendly Spain Is Spain dog friendly? Before we brought Chief over to Spain with us, we were asked many questions about the state of affairs for dogs in Spain. So many people also asked how would he deal with the heat? Well, the one thing I would say is that it seems like…
