Training: I began this training block for the Berlin Marathon in April, after a short rest period following the Craft Half Marathon. I began to work with Jess from Team Pace of Me, and it quickly became obvious to me that I should have started working with a coach sooner! Jess is absolutely awesome. She takes the guess work out of training, and I felt that she ramped up the volume for me in exactly the right way. I never felt too exhausted, and I rarely had to modify any runs. It was just the … [Read More...]
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