I raced the Garry Bjorkland Half Marathon in Duluth, Minnesotta this past Saturday. I have always heard it was great course, and now can officially say, “It is!” It is a unique point to point course that starts either 26.2 mile outside of town or 13.1 depending on your chosen poison and rolls along nicely […]
Month: June 2014
The hay is in the baahn
I love that after almost 15 years of being coached by Bob Sevene he still likes to give me the “Hay is the Barn” speech…with the thick Boston accent! I am headed out to race a half marathon at Grandma’s this weekend in Duluth, so I am sure this speech will be coming soon. People often […]
Tapering for the marathon
You’ve done all the hard work, now make sure you get the starting line feeling good. Robert Sevene, Coach of Olympic Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson, tells in the video what he likes to do for the last 2 weeks of marathon training. Here are some key points not to forget. 1) Your last hard workout should be […]