Race History and Upcoming Races (with links to race reports):
(I use www.marathon-finder.com to find my marathons!)
2009:
1/25: Carlsbad Half Marathon (First Race Ever!) – 2:13:11
2010:
8/15: AFC Half Marathon – 2:01:59
11/13: Del Mar Mud Run – 36:08
2011:
1/23: Carlsbad Half Marathon – 1:59:26
4/17: La Jolla Half Marathon – 1:54:21
6/5: Rock n Roll Marathon – 4:02:00
7/24: Solana Beach Sprint Triathlon - 1:09:16
8/21: AFC Half Marathon – 1:52:24
9/11: TriRock Olympic Triathlon (bike course shortened)- 2:09:40
11/24: Father Joe’s 5K – 23:55
2012:
2/5: Surf City Marathon - 3:49:36
3/31: California 70.3 Half Ironman – 5:57:56 Part 1 – Pre-Race/Swim Part 2 – Bike/Run
6/24: Ironman Coeur D’Alene: 13:27:59 Part 1- The Swim, Part 2 – The Bike, Part 3 – The Run
8/19: AFC Half Marathon
9/8: San Diego Triathlon Classic (sprint w a few extra on the bike)- 1:31:37
10/7: Long Beach Half Marathon- 1:51:53
2013:
2/3: Surf City Half Marathon - 1:46:37
3/10: San Diego Half Marathon - 1:42:48
3/24: San Diego Hot Chocolate 15k- 1:11:33
4/28: Eugene Marathon – DNF
5/5: OC Marathon – 3:40:52
5/11: Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge (work event)
7/4: Coronado Independence Day 15k
7/28: Solana Beach Sprint Triathlon
8/18: AFC Half Marathon
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Hello… I came across your blog and read the whole thing… I never read more than a paragraph of something at once… Great job! I do have some questions if you have time. I am training for a half marathon in April and my goal is the same as yours – less than 1:45 – I am curious on what your training plan looked like. I have been using runnersworld.com and live in an area where I don’t have access to running coaches so I would love to hear how your week actually looked. Nice job on your Surf City Half Marathon – 1:46:37!!!
Thank you Candace! For Surf City half I was actually previously following a full marathon plan and then dropped down to the half so I wouldn’t recommend that approach (I used Pfitzinger’s 18/55 plan from his book Advanced Marathoning). I think the key to improving your half or full marathon time is to incorporate tempo and/or speed work at least weekly and also to have some of your long runs (not every one though) include a portion at race pace or tempo. Hope that helps! You can email me if you have any other questions. nwoyski at gmail.com