Wow, I have butterflies in my stomach. In a little less than 7 days, I will be at the starting line of the NY City Marathon. It is my 6th marathon and 4th time in NY. Yet, I am still as excited as I was the first time I raced when a little boy. It [...]

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Health: Good (except for a tiny cold)       
Morning heart rate: 48 BPM (+4 cold related?)
Injury: None, my feet finally feel fine (10 weeks total)
Weigh: 158lb (71.8kg) -1 lb (that’s all you get for cutting ice cream for a week???)
Location: NY
Weather: Splendid in NY except for Saturday
Overall theme: NY City marathon (kind of)
Total training volume: [...]

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Health: Good        
Morning heart rate: 44 BPM
Injury: Right foot fixed but my sesamoidis on the left foot still sensitive (Week 9)
Weigh: 159lb (72.3kg) Stable.
Location: London and NY
Weather: Mixed in London, splendid in NY
Overall theme: NY City marathon (kind of)
Total training volume: 11 hours
 
OVERALL WEEK REVIEW:
Well, I clearly slaked off this week. I only [...]

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