For the sake of a "complete" picture of my marathon training, I'm sharing a recap of my training the week of the Indianapolis Marathon. You can read the full recap of that race HERE. Here's how my training went the week of the Indianapolis marathon! Monday: One last moderate workout! 3 mile warm-up, 3x1 mile at goal marathon pace (8:15) with 2 minute recovery, 2 mile cools-down. 9 miles Continue Reading
Three Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
I made it through the biggest week of marathon training for Indianapolis- woohoo! I'm really excited for marathon 33 (state #23) in three weeks! My coach doesn't have me step back too much yet; I still have an 18 mile long run next weekend. But the overall intensity and mileage are on the decrease over the next three weeks. Taper time! Here's how training went this past week! Monday: 8 Continue Reading
12 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
Another week, another weekly recap! August has been a lot of fun so far and training for the Indianapolis marathon is in full swing. But you guys are just here for the puppy pictures, right? Ha! Ruth is as cute as ever...but a handful! But back to marathon training, here's how things went last week: Monday: 9 miles with some hills, 9:27 min/mile pace. My coach wanted me to seek out Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Lots of Puppy Pics!
When I looked at the photos on my phone from this week, it was basically ALL puppy pics. I can't help it; Ruth is so darn cute! I'm so happy we have a second dog. I'm not saying that this first full week with our new family member wasn't a lot of work, it was! Getting up multiple times in the night for potty breaks definitely left me in a bit of a sleep-deprived daze!I did manage to get in all Continue Reading
19 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
Another week, another weekly recap! Here's how training went for the Indianapolis Marathon: Monday: 8 solo miles before work, easy pace 9:30 min/mile, Discover Strength session after work. Tuesday: 5.5 miles with Matilda (my dog) before work, 9:15 min/mile Wednesday: Workout Wednesday! 3 miles easy, 2 miles at 8:05, 3 minute jog, 6x (200m with 200m jog Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 21 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
Happy Father's Day! Unfortunately, my dad doesn't live nearby, so I wasn't able to celebrate with him. Instead, I spent the day with this 'dog dad.' Anyways, here's how this past week went in training for the Indianapolis marathon, (which will be my 33rd marathon- exciting!) *If you missed stopping in during the week, I shared this review of the goodr + rabbit kit! Monday: 8 solo Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 23 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
Happy Sunday! I'm back as normal with my weekly recap of training. If you only stop in for the recap, be sure to check out this 're-post' for a laugh: Fitting Remarks: How to Talk to Runners: Advice From a Non-Runner My recap of the Brookings Marathon is also posted: Fits Do Race Reviews: The Brookings Marathon I also wanted to post a quick plug for my coaching services- I have Continue Reading