Author: Tom Gorgolis
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Marathon Training: Week 4
I struggled with week 4. I skipped a day of running on Tuesday and I only completed eight miles out of the twelve miles scheduled on Sunday. The only silver lining is I ran my fastest 5km to date on Friday, which is no excuse for not running on Tuesday and stopping my run short…
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Dublinbound!
In trip planning, it’s good to follow Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Once you have your basic needs covered, it’s all gravy from there.
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Marathon Training: Week 3
Last night, I ran ten miles. I don’t think I ever ran ten miles in my life. Building miles at a steep rate has me mentally and physically drained. It’s only after a good night’s sleep do I realize what I just accomplished.
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Marathon Training: Week 2
With Week 2 completed, I am encouraged with my progress, but I am a little sore. Losing steam for week 3. I’m beginning to understand what the term marathon really means.
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Summer Concert
It was getting deep into July and I had yet to go to a single concert. I was starting to get discouraged until Julio called me to meet him in Girona to go see Ben Harper in Sant Feliu de Guixols.
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Marathon Training Progress?!
I was super encouraged to know that I could still run 3 miles effortlessly and ran ~5 miles two days later, another 3 miles the day after that. and started building miles with a six mile run on Sunday. After one week, I am encouraged by both my physical shape and mental aptitude to complete…