Lean Horse » Training Room http://www.leanhorse.com The online home of "America's Marathon Man" Jerry Dunn Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Training for ‘93 http://www.leanhorse.com/training-for-93/ http://www.leanhorse.com/training-for-93/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24:01 +0000 Jerry Dunn http://s293271631.onlinehome.us/?p=461 After reading a little blurb in Men’s Health Magazine in the Fall of 1991 that stated the most marathons run in a single year was 87, I decided I could top that number.  A month earlier I had just completed my Shore To Shore In 104 cross country trek from San Fran to D.C. for Habitat for Humanity at a 26 mile per day, 6 day per week, for 15 weeks pace, so I was in shape and ready for a new goal/challenge.  Thus 93 IN ’93 was born.

Also in 1991, as I trained/planned for this upcoming goal that was over a year away from execution, I came up with a simple idea of how to C.O.P.E. with putting together such a daunting project…..single-handedly.

Here it is:

Concepturalize…..the idea

Organize……pull all the details together

Personalize……make it your own

Excersize……..go into action

It worked.  I ran my 1st 26.2 miler on New Years Day 1993 and ran my 93rd 26.2 miler in NYC in early November. (There were still 7 weeks left in the year, so I added 11  more and ended 93 IN ’93 with 104 26.2 milers)

I learned a lot and in the last 16 years I’ve used C.O.P.E. to accomplish many other things great……and small.

So join me in the TRAINING ROOM with a goal or an idea, and I’ll help you exceed even your own expectations……just as I did.

]]> http://www.leanhorse.com/training-for-93/feed/ 2 Marathon Tip http://www.leanhorse.com/marathon-tip/ http://www.leanhorse.com/marathon-tip/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:16:19 +0000 Jerry Dunn http://s293271631.onlinehome.us/?p=117 The marathon is more than just running 26.2 miles. It is a commitment to a way of life…  (at least for the duration of the training and the running of the event). It is a very personal learning process. The marathon allows you to discover “who you are” from more than just a physical perspective. The emotional and spiritual aspects of “marathoning” are equally as much a part of the process as the physical. The marathon requires commitment, self-discipline, progressive levels of achievement, reflection, self-analysis, and some blood, sweat, and tears. (Tears of both toil and triumph.)

My advice to all marathon runners, from rookie to racer:  Embrace the experience!

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