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Alright, so I'm bringing back the WORKOUT OF THE WEEK segment, but changing it up a bit. Instead of detailing the exact workout I'm doing, I'll lay out the general synopsis of the workout and then try to give some tips on how you can incorporate it into your own training. What's the workout? A progression run is any run where you start out at an easier pace and then progress over the course of the run to a faster pace. The beauty of this workout is that it can be anything you want it to be -- want a hard tempo workout? Start the progression a little slower than marathon, then over the course of 20-40 minutes progress down to half marathon or even 10k pace. Want a long threshold run? Start easy and over the course of 60-90 minutes progress down to near marathon pace. (When you're just starting these out, it's always a good idea to begin at the lower end of the range and gradually extend your workout to the longer end). Since this was the first one I've do...

Just a quick post today for some shameless self-promotion. I was recently picked as the 2014 RUNOHIO magazine male co-runner of the year . Pretty cool! What makes it even cooler is that the other runner who was picked along with me is Harvey Lewis, my former student-teaching mentor. Yup, while I student-taught in 2013, Harvey was the teacher whose classes I took over. Recently he won the Badwater Ultramarathon and finished tied for second in the Arrowhead 135 . In April, he'll be representing the USA in the 24 Hour Running World Championships . So it's really cool to be honored alongside someone I've worked with. Anyway, got pick up a copy of the magazine at you local running store. Or, better yet, pick one up at your local Fleet Feet .

So I haven't posted much in the last month or so. Truth be told, I haven't had much to post about. Here's how it's been going: I posted after US Half Champs that I was taking a much-needed break, which I did and it was fantastic. Rest is a very powerful training tool, and something that most people seriously neglect. After a week or so of not running (I typically get antsy taking any more than a week off), I started back up fresh and super-motivated. Finally, after getting my training back on track last year and with the Olympic Marathon Trials a year away (at that point), I was committed to return to the marathon two-year after my last one. I knew I could build off of my half marathon fitness and throw down a real solid marathon. Maybe not an OT qualifier, but at least a positive experience under my belt to prepare for the trials. I was going to do the Flying Pig Marathon , here in Cincinnati. While I have been critical of that race in the past, they are makin...