Hi all! I hope you all enjoyed the YakTrax giveaway. I'm writing this post from Arizona, where we are celebrating Christmas with my in-laws. I'm checking in with my usually recap of training for the Phoenix Marathon- just 10 weeks to go! Here's how it all worked out this week: Monday: Just like last Monday, my alarm went off in the morning and I couldn't stomach the idea of such a big Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 11 Weeks Until the Phoenix Marathon!
Happy Sunday! It's time for my weekly recap of training for the Phoenix Marathon; only 11 weeks to go! A running friend asked me if my legs felt totally recovered from the Richmond marathon yet (which was just four weeks ago!) Mentally I feel good and excited to be training, but I'm sure there is still some residual fatigue in my legs. In a period of twelve months, I will Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Phoenix Marathon!
If you're catching up, check out this post- I registered for the Phoenix Marathon February 27th, which is just 12 weeks away! Training will ramp up quickly with such a short training cycle. Here's how this past week worked out: Monday: 5.5 morning miles in a very intense snowstorm! It's crazy to think that one week before I was running in shorts; then a crazy blizzard! Left: this Monday. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap is BACK!
Weekly training recaps are BACK...why? Because I registered for the Phoenix Marathon! Not to be confused with the Rock n Roll marathon that is also in Phoenix, the Phoenix Marathon is a small marathon on Saturday, February 27th. Yay for Saturday marathons! It's also a (mostly) downhill course and hopefully will be my Boston Qualifier opportunity. I have a few running friends who ran it in Continue Reading