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Yeti Chase and Boston Training

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After qualifying for the Boston marathon in September, I took some time off. I also reevaluated what my goals were for the next year. I decided to not be part of Runners Roost Race team again because I was finding it really difficult to meet the commitments of run clubs and volunteering. I could use that extra time to focus on my kids and get in more quality training. After I healed up from Fall Classic Marathon,I spent the last three months of 2014 working to get my mileage up to an average of 50 miles a week. I have always wanted to use Pfitzinger's Advanced Marathon method to train for a marathon. It has never worked out because the mileage was too high and I just ended up getting injured. If I could get my body to the point where I could handle the mileage, I believed I could really reach my full potential in the marathon. After realizing that my body was able to handle the 50+ miles a week, I started Pfitz right after Christmas. The training has been going really well. The onl...