Short story: I did successfully complete 2 full marathons this weekend. Just in case you are wondering, I have no desire to run two in a weekend ever again.
Category: marathon
Strip marathoning and I chose to do this
My brain is going about a million miles a minute right now. Too bad I can’t run that fast LOL. So, I’m hooking up with Amanda at Running with Spoons again for Thinking Out Loud Thursday. 1. As I expected, the weather here has started to warm up. We are looking at starting temps around…
Thinking out loud Thursday: Marathon Musings
I’m joining Amanda from Running with Spoons again for some thinking out loud. Don’t you just love that I’ve started doing a brain dump on you on Thursdays??? As you might imagine, the topic most on my mind right now is my upcoming marathons. I’m not really going taper crazy (although there is this weird…
Weekly Wrap-Up + #rockyourcore continues…
Last week was the last big training push for me. I had a goal of two 18 milers and a total of 50 miles for the week. And I totally hit my goals. I’m linking up with Tara at Running ‘n’ Reading and here’s how my week went down: Monday, I worked out by doing…
thinking out loud
I’m joining up with Amanda at Running with Spoons for some “thinking out loud” because I have lots of stuff running around in my head. So here is your weekly dose of randomness… 1. I plan to run 18 miles on Thursday and 18 on Friday. I had originally planned on one more 20 miler,…
TOTR: Time management while marathon training
Endurance training takes a lot of time, especially if you are not one of the Speedy McSpeedersons. Half marathons, marathons, any of the longer triathlons… They all take a lot of time and energy. That’s why today’s Tuesdays on the Run topic is “time management while race training.” Share your tips and experiences with Patty,…
Long runs and marathons: Thinking out loud
How is it Thursday already? And yet how is it not the weekend? This week has been a weird combination of going to fast and dragging at the same time. Today I’m joining Running with Spoons for Thinking Out Loud Thursday because I have a lot rumbling in my head. 1. I ran my first…
Marine Corps Marathon, here I come!
OK, I admit I do have a few things between me and the actual race, but yesterday I managed to get registered for the Marine Corps 17.75. If you get in (it sold out in about 7 minutes!) and you FINISH the race, you get the golden ticket AKA an entry into the Marine Corps…
Managing marathon training stress naturally
For most of us, running a marathon is something we choose to do. It’s not our job. It doesn’t pay the bills. We do it for “fun”. But, as anyone who has run one (or more) can tell you, it’s not an easy accomplishment and it takes a lot to fit the training into our…
March 2015 Ultimate Coffee Date!
Good morning! I’m actually shocked I got up before my kids today, but I think the snow plows woke me up. There’s just something wrong with hearing snow plows early on a Saturday morning. In March. In Virginia. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Anyways, that means I’m up in time to have virtual coffee with my friends…
The winter that would not end
I woke up at 4:45am today. Not because I wanted to, but because the school system texted: Schools closed. There may have been a few curse words uttered in response. I had expected a delay, but it never crossed my mind that they would close. (Turns out, it wasn’t a bad call – I saw…
Run like a mother + Canton Pork Soup
We’ve all had that weekend. You know the one – kids have activities + errands need running + the husband needs to get his long bike ride in + you need to get in a mid-length run. Notice I said mid-length – that means at least an hour of running for me. Hmm, where would…