![]() Unfortunately, Scholz did not get the chance to showcase his new speed and endurance. ![]() Here’s the next 18 weeks of my life by day, by mile, basically.” “Being able to look at something and say ‘This seems like a really good training plan to work with,’ you’re already off to a good start and feeling good about what you’re about to do. “There’s a lot that is psychological,” said Scholz. The structure of where the speed work occurred, when the long runs were, when the rest days were was confidence inspiring for Scholz. Scholz printed out the 18 week plan and put one up at home and one at his work desk along with a yellow highlighter. “It was the basics of the stuff that I’d been doing, but the structure of it just made perfect sense. Immediately he saw how having expert instruction made a difference. Scholz decided on Higdon’s 18 Week Intermediate Training Plan, purchased it and applied it to his TrainingPeaks account. Something told me this guys knows what he’s talking about and I’m going to trust him for my training journey.” “To me it was a combination of his experience as a runner, what he had accomplished in his life and also something about his work ethic and his methodology and the way he pursues his interests and passion. “I came across his website and I saw his picture and his bio and I read his entire biography and I’ve read every single word on his website,” said Scholz. Researching for training information lead him to long time running coach Hal Higdon’s website. “I was at a point where I said I want to utilize what resources are out there that I can use to optimize my training and kick it up to the next level,” he commented. Making a Greater Commitmentįor his third attempt at the NYC Marathon Scholz sought expert help and instruction. “It was progress from using this Word doc journal system that I had to saying ‘I’m sure there’s an application that can make all of this a lot easier.’ I created an account and it really worked for me.” After signing up for the 2012 NYC marathon Scholz started looking for the next step to take on his journey towards a sub 4 hour marathon. By this time he had transitioned from his old tracking system and had begun using TrainingPeaks on what he called a “casual” basis. But soon though the marathon was calling again. He came close- finishing in 4:07:27Īgain Scholz took a break from the marathon, focusing on cycling and triathlons for the next year. The next year was filled with other endurance adventures but in 2010 Scholz once again lined up to tackle 26.2 miles through the five boroughs of New York. ![]() Using input from colleagues and co workers who had run the marathon and a simple Word document to plan his training, Scholz finished the 2008 NYC Marathon in a very respectable 4:01:38. “We went down and watched her and to see the crowd and environment of the marathon- the combination of all of that- it just clicked and I said ‘I’m going to do a marathon,’” remembers Scholz. After watching her train and race he made the commitment himself. Then in 2007 a colleague of his ran the New York City Marathon. Moving up to 26.2 MilesĪfter years of running shorter races Scholz had progressed to the half marathon. Like any journey worth taking, it wasn’t easy. Using a Hal Higdon Marathon plan Scholz set out to run a PR and break the 4 hour barrier. After his second marathon Scholz upped the bar, set a goal and trained with more purpose. He began his running journey with 5 and 10k races before running his first marathon. The Bridgeport, Connecticut native had been a runner since his late teens but never had any real structure or goals. Stephen Scholz started his running career like many others.
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