So here I am, enroute to run THE race (and totally road tripping it to get there!!). My upcoming Long Beach Marathon, 2 days away now, is the race that has deemed all other races I’ve run over the past few months ‘training runs’. THIS is the one that actually counts. As if to say the others … Continue reading
Better late than never?! I did want to write about my 100 mile week… First off, let me just start by saying I DID IT!!!! I freaking did it. I ran 100 miles in one week. Between Monday, August 31st and Sunday, September 6th I ran one hundred miles (160km). As you can tell, although it’s … Continue reading
So last I mentioned (waaaayyyy back in May), the next big goal on my schedule was to PB in Long Beach Marathon California – October 11th, 2015. I think at that point, I might also have mentioned I was already in training. LOL! In reality, shortly after my last blogpost here, I lost my drive for … Continue reading
I’ll admit as I entered the second last week of training, it was with more excitement than usual. Why? Because I decided to conduct an experiment! First of all, just let me say… You should never try anything brand new as you approach race day. Don’t wear brand new shoes on race day, don’t try food … Continue reading
Entering the third last week of my training schedule should have felt like a relief… Almost there! However, with a few tough tempo workouts ahead of me, a 30km Saturday run and a goal weekly total of 120-125km / 75-78mi, I decided not to think of it as entering taper. Whatever mind games we might … Continue reading
The marathon pace run. One of the most important components in a successful marathon training plan (for experienced runners). I know that because it wasn’t until I added it, that I drove my marathon time down by over 25 minutes. I’ve ended up using half marathon races in this training cycle to replace many of … Continue reading
I took Sunday off after my Seattle Rock n Roll Half marathon. The day after a race, sometimes I’ll do a recovery run, sometimes I just take the day off. I’m glad I took the day off, because then I had this grand idea. Why don’t we run 150km in our upcoming training week? (By … Continue reading
A LOT has gone down since I last swung in here to say hi. So much in fact I hardly know where to start. So here’s the short ‘n’ sweet synopsis. I really didn’t hit any of my mileage targets and I didn’t really do any of my planned workouts… But I did run a bunch of half … Continue reading
Do you ever get the feeling that life is flying along at breakneck speed? And you’re doing everything you know how to just barely keep up? That’s where I’ve been. Sometimes it’s where I still am. But I’m not frazzled about it anymore. In fact, I’m rather enjoying it. Sure I’d like to feel more … Continue reading
Ha! Bet you thought I’d fallen off the face of the planet?! Or maybe you are so busy also, that you didn’t even notice 😉 That wouldn’t surprise me. We are all SO BUSY! In fact, that’s where I’ve been these past 4 weeks – being busy. But it’s more than that – in fact … Continue reading
I didn’t blog last week. I had just finished week 8 and it was my toughest week to date. In short, I’d struggled every single day and even though I’d managed 100km, it wasn’t fun. I began to question what I was doing. When you don’t have anything good to say… Today? I’ve just finished … Continue reading
It’s happening again. I’m sitting here working, typing… In my running clothes!! After an early morning run, I’ve showered and dressed myself in the gear I’ll wear for my 2nd run in a few hours time. Soon I’ll start sleeping in my run stuff. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. This post … Continue reading
I didn’t do any pace work last week (other than a few strides). Or the week before. And if I do any this week, it’ll be with a group slower than my target pace. Why? Because I intentionally dedicated the first few weeks to simply ramping up mileage and getting back into the swing of … Continue reading
I’m starting to get antsy. You know, like, actually wanting to run those hard and long workouts again. Which is perfect. That is exactly what this off-season was for. To get back that desire and drive to train hard and long again. I’m ready. But I’ve got a few more weeks to go of these … Continue reading
It’s 5:15am. My iPhone sounds suddenly – boing boing boing!! And I’m up, and then hubby’s up… And we’re throwing on our run gear. I grab water, he grabs juice, we both eat a banana. Shoes, GPS’s, gloves… And we’re out the door. Why am I telling you this? Because last time I mentioned the … Continue reading
What does it mean when you not only run in your running clothes, but you also work, eat and sleep in them too? I find it’s easier. Think of it – you wake up and just run right out the door. No changing required! You return from your run, shower and then put on your … Continue reading
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