Another week, another weekly recap! I'm linking up with Jess at Jess Run ATL; join us! Details below. Here's how training for the Boston Marathon went this week: Monday: I had the day off of work for the New Year's holiday, so I was able to run outside in the sun! Yay! My workout was "Yasso 800's": 2 mile warm-up, 6x800m with 2 minutes in between each, 2 mile cool-down. The goal pace for the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Happy Holidays and 16 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon 2017!
Happy Holidays! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. There are now sixteen weeks until the Boston Marathon. Sixteen weeks is still awhile to go, but training is definitely in full swing. Monday: Short tempo on the treadmill: 2 mile warm-up, 20 minutes at a 7:24 pace (I think that was an 8.1 on the treadmill), 2 mile cool down. 7 miles total, 8:25 min/mile average. Tuesday: Finally warm Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday. I'm back today with my weekly recap and link-up with Jess at Jess Runs Atlanta. Be sure to join us- I'd love to read your recap! Monday: 7 miles before work at a 9:04 min/mile. Tuesday: 5 miles at 8:55 min/mile before work. My friend Christie and I were about 3.5 miles in before the sleet/hail started. Yikes! I was glad we Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Our Anniversary, a Hot Cider Half Marathon, & Taylors Falls!
What a beautiful October week! It was a busy one, so I didn't have as much time to write here at The Right Fits as I would have liked. But as always, I'm here with my weekly recap and I am linking up again with Jess at Jess Runs ATL (who is running the Richmond Marathon in 3 weeks!) Join our link-up. Details below. Monday: Easy 4 mile run with Matilda after work. So dark.... Tuesday: 7 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Recovering From Big Cottonwood
It's been a week since the Big Cottonwood Marathon. If you missed my recap, you can catch up here! It was a tough marathon, but fortunately I qualified for Boston! I'll register tomorrow (9/19) and will hopefully receive confirmation that I'm in sometime later this week Fingers crossed that 4 minutes and 27 seconds is enough. I always take a full week off of running and this marathon was no Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Tapering..and a Marathon!
I often forget to recap the week of my marathon because I'm too caught up in the actual marathon. But reading how the last week went is just as helpful as the rest of the training recaps, right? Here's my weekly recap of THE WEEK of the Big Cottonwood Marathon. Monday: Labor Day. 1 mile warm-up, 3x1 mile at goal marathon pace (8:12) with 2 minute recovery in between each mile, 1 mile cool Continue Reading
Introducing a Weekly Link-up!
I’m excited to share that I am teaming with Jess at Jess Run Atlanta to host a weekly link-up for training recaps! Jess and I connected last year when we were training for and then ran the Richmond Marathon (<--I loved that marathon, highly recommend it!) I have continued to follow her journey on her blog since then. We thought it would be fun to team up, as we both enjoy following other Continue Reading