Written by Matt Lawder I’m trying to get back to writing some regular updates from my training to post to the website. I don’t think I’ve written anything for a little over a year. Since my last post, I raced the Twin Cities marathon (not a great day), the Boston marathon (a really good day),Read more
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Only two days left until Twin Cities! At this point, I just can’t wait for the race to get here. The workouts have gone well, the taper has gone well, and the legs are feeling pretty good. The weather is looking solid although it might be a touch cold (the forecast calls for the startRead more
I’m finally into the last phase of training for my upcoming marathon in Twin Cities. But the middle section of training was tough to get through. The heat wave that struck St. Louis coincided with the part of my training where I was trying to increase my mileage and hit some of my bigger workouts.Read more
After a couple of fun summer races, it’s back to regular training for me. It’s amazing how quickly the fall season sneaks up on you, but I’ve only got around 12 weeks until the next planned marathon. I got back out there with Matt Kruger on Wednesday this week and ran a simple 5 mileRead more
I’ve been dreading having to put up this post a little bit. I raced in the Dam to Dam half marathon on Saturday in Des Moines, IA. However the race did not go as I had hoped. The training had gone well and I felt very fit, but the results didn’t quite show it onRead more
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