In one week. When I first set out on this journey I’ll admit I arbitrarily landed on the number 140 as my maximum weekly mileage after reading a few books and analyzing the numbers (outlined here). I pegged myself as highly competitive (competitive against myself, that is – just to be clear!!!), therefore needing a max … Continue reading
I often run alone. I used to run more with my running groups, but with my new schedule and the odd hours I run, I’m usually on my own. The groups still meet regularly however one individual, who was a regular (if there was anyone you could count on to show up, it’d be her) – … Continue reading
Running 70 to 140 km per week means finding the time somewhere within each day to run for anywhere between 1 and 3 hours. Last year, if you’d told me I’d be running upwards of 2 hours per day, I’d have laughed at the very idea. I’d have told you that I have no time to … Continue reading
When I crossed the finish line I did it with my hands in the air and huge grin on my face. I started laughing and nearly crying all at once, gasping for air as the reality of my PB hit me. My coach, my friend, and my husband were all there to share the moment … Continue reading
I was reminded of the importance of speed workouts in Sunday’s race, the 8km Steveston Icebreaker. It may have been a PB had the wind not been so violently strong between kilometres 2 and 4, but alas, the wind really was unrelenting, so no PB for me. I ran the same course 6 seconds faster … Continue reading
Your potential is limited only by how many excuses you have.* Sometimes we just feel like staying in bed, especially when we can see a good excuse for it. Last week (January 15 to 21, the 16th week until marathon day) was a miserably cold and snowy one for Vancouver. Granted, it was nothing like … Continue reading
I built my plan to qualify for Boston with a key focus on bumping up my mileage, and in a drastic manner. I picked up Jack Daniels’ book “Daniels’ Running Formula: Proven programs 800m to the marathon” on January 1, 2012. I had not intended to make any New Year’s Resolutions (and will still argue this goal … Continue reading
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