Tag: San Francisco Marathon
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The San Francisco Marathon 2011
Last April I decided to undergo an experiment. I wanted to see if a person could prepare for a marathon by water running with DragSox™ as the primary training. I would be the guinea pig, running with DragSox in the pool and only running on land, once a week. I had run 2 marathons before,…
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San Francisco Marathon Water Running with DragSox Workout 16
Trying to slowly get back into shape. Felt almost 100% today. WU + drills = 25 min 3 x (50 kick, 90% effort @1:30; per round (DragSox 30, kick band, DragSox 30)50 kick, 90% effort @1:30; per round (kick band, DragSox 30)50 kick all out; no equipment; @1:3050 easy kick; @1:30) 200 easy pool 2…
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San Francisco Marathon Water Running with DragSox Workouts 11-15
I have been sick for about a week and as a result I had to reduce my training. In the last five workouts I only managed to get two longish water runs (about 45 min each) and the rest were various combo sets. Hopefully, I can get back to full training this week.
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San Francisco Marathon Water Running with DragSox Workout 10
This is my yesterday’s workout (May 16th). I felt tired and slow! WU + drills = 20 min 45 min of water running with double DragSox (DragSox 45 and DragSox 30). I think I managed to cover 250 yards in this time! It felt like I was standing in one place. 3 x 200 pull…
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Water Running with DragSox: Initial Observations
I finished my second week of water running with DragSox as my primary training method to prepare for San Francisco Marathon 2011. Here are a couple of observations so far: Water running with DragSox is hard. I was in good shape before I started water running; I had been training with DragSox for 9 months…
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San Francisco Marathon Water Running with DragSox Workout 2
Today I plan a first long water run with DragSox. I am going to build up from here… WU + drills = 25 min 10 x 25 swim with small VoloBlades as one all out, one easy; @0:45 400 water running with DragSox. 50 with 2 x 2 lbs weights (I hold one in each…
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Water running with DragSox. Can it prepare me for San Francisco Marathon?
I have said several times before that DragSox is a great training tool not only for swimmers but also for runners, triathletes and anyone who is interested in cross training. It’s especially good for water running. To put money where my mouth is, I decided to register for the San Francisco Marathon which takes place…