Sentences with phrase «marathon race week»

Not exact matches

In much the same way as marathon runners prepare for the big race with a series of smaller runs, those intending to take part in the week - long meat free extravaganza are being encouraged to try a Meat Free Monday beforehand.

I'm racing a half marathon in 2 weeks and want to be lean, mean, and strong for it, so I've been opting for healthier sweets like fruit or these s» mores parfaits.

This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

When all was said and done in the final week of the Games, the U.S. men had won eight of the nine medals in the 100, 200 and 400 meters; Dwight Phillips had held off U.S. teammate John Moffitt for a one - two in the long jump; and in the dying sunlight on Sunday, Mebrahtom Keflezighi of the U.S. took silver in the marathon, running the race of his life.

The family and I were planning to go there for Independence Day week, and I saw there was a 1/3 marathon (8.56 miles) race (the Gothic to Crested Butte 1/3 Marathon) happening, so I signed up for it.

Exactly two weeks before Election Day, as the marathon race for mayor was heading into the final sprint, Nicole Malliotakis broke her foot trying to avoid stepping on her dog.

As a first step toward identifying bacteria that support athletic performance, the researchers collected fecal samples on a daily basis from 20 athletes training for the 2015 Boston marathon, one week before and one week after the race.

But when my adult age came, I diminished my activities after marriage, practiced occasional activities like walk... I never been a compulsive consumer of fast foods, alcohol and I never smoked... Now, since 2011, I back to races, to competitive races, like 10 KM and half marathon, even in Trail Run (mountain) activities... I run around 10 KM 3 - 4 times a week... So my question is: Is there a problem to consume soy lecithin??

It drives me nuts to see somebody that spends four months training for a marathon, and then rewards himself then after the race is done with two weeks of binge eating and no exercise (which becomes three weeks... and then a month...).

Another study (3) investigated marathoners and found that during the 12 weeks leading up to the Olympic marathon trials, these athletes ran 78 % of their training at below marathon speed, only 4 % at marathon race speed, and 18 % above threshold.

I'd like to say that I'm completely recovered, but there is not way that is possible only a week from a marathon race.

In fact, ultra-marathoners show evidence of DNA damage in about 10 % of their cells tested during a race, which may last for up to two weeks after a marathon.

Nothing that you do a week before the marathon will improve your race time.

I run anywhere from 15 - 30 miles per week depending on the time of year, don't usually train for anything longer than a half marathon to 15 - 16 mile race.

I'm currently in week four of training for my first half - marathon (and first race ever).

For both sexes, Silverman recommends scheduling a half - marathon race four to six weeks in advance of the marathon, to determine a racing strategy that will feel neither too fast nor too conservative for the full marathon.

I was tempted to register for the race anyway, since the location is convenient, and though I don't know exactly what CARA's training plan looks like, if it's close to Novice 1 on Hal Higdon's website, I'll only have to flip flop things by a week or so, which is definitely more ideal than running a half marathon and then having to continue running to get in my long run for the week haha).

But I quietly pulled out the half marathon training plan that Jess put together for me, counted how many weeks I had until the race and started running.

Last week I ran my first half - marathon in Miami annual Marathon race.