Hi all! Did you read my recap of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon? Catch up here! I'm linking up as usual with Jess from Jess Runs ATL. Join us! (I am also linking up with HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups to Jess and mine. Check them out!) Monday: Total rest. We flew back from NYC this day. Tuesday: [solidcore] class. It felt great to do some Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Scary End to the Week.
I'm supposed to be limiting my time on electronics this weekend (I'll explain at the end of this post) but fortunately I had written most of this recap Friday to get a head start. I'll keep it short and sweet, I promise! Here's my weekly recap of training to run Grandma's Marathon with my sister Erin on June 17: Monday: I woke up to snow/rain mix, so I decided to save my run until after work. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: THREE Weeks Until the Boston Marathon!
Guess what arrived this week? My Boston Marathon "runner's passport." Sh*t's getting real. Only three weeks until the race; I'm definitely getting excited. Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 8 mile recovery run at a 9:09 min/mile average pace. Tuesday: Long morning tempo. 2 mile warm-up, 6 miles at a 7:30 pace, 2 mile cool-down. Oh my gosh, it was SO windy. This Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Only 4 Weeks Until Boston!
Great news! The shin pain is all gone and I'm feeling much more confident about the Boston Marathon...which, if you didn't notice in my header photo, is happening in just four short weeks! (Remember when I found out I got in? Catch up on this post. How about when I qualified? Read this post. And of course, my look back on 2016 in running post summarizes a lot of the journey. Or my 50 marathons, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon
Another colorful sunrise at the end of my run this week; I would not feel comfortable walking on Lake Calhoun after how warm its been lately, but as you can see, there was someone out there! The warmth was short-lived though; the temperature was back in the 20's by the end of the week. On to my weekly recap of training- only 7 short weeks until the Boston Marathon; here's how it went this Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon 2017
Happy Sunday! I'm back as usual with my weekly recap of training for the Boston Marathon. Here goes: Monday: Day off of work- I took advantage of the holiday by sleeping in, lounging on the couch with coffee and a book for a while before finally heading out for my run around 10:30 am. I think I was dreading the workout a bit, as it was my coach's notorious 15-10-10-5 workout. 1 mile to warm-up, Continue Reading
Happy New Year & the 2017 Plank Challenge!
Happy New Year everyone! If you missed it, I shared this post reflecting on running through 2016. Reflecting on the year can be valuable but now it's time to look forward and work towards new goals in 2017! Before I share my weekly recap of training for the Boston Marathon (only 15 weeks to go!), I wanted to let you know that I am hosting a January plank challenge again. I think this is my Continue Reading