Know what’s happening this weekend? Ragnar DC and Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Know what else is happening. Rain. Lots of rain. Because Hurricane Joaquin. I don’t mind running in rain. I don’t even mind torrential downpours. But here’s the thing: I’m volunteering. Yep, 6 hours for Ragnar and 6-8 hours for WW. I’m pretty…
Category: mileage
Thinking out loud: Hansons Marathon Method
We are 136 days from the Marine Corps Marathon. This translates to slightly less than 20 weeks. Since most marathon training plans run 18 weeks, obviously I’ve been spending some time thinking about how I plan to train for my fastest marathon. Yes, I do want to PR, which means knocking at least 25 minutes…
#NovemberMileage and “Thankful to my Followers” Giveaway
I had an AMAZING run on Saturday morning. It wasn’t super fast, but I felt strong for the entire 5 miles and my last mile was faster than my first mile. Other than a total wipeout when I stepped on a hidden rock, my body felt good. In fact, it was the first time in…
Adventures in the Rain
This past weekend was all rain all the time. (Ok, maybe there were a few breaks, but not many and there was snow…) It was one of those weekends where all you want to do is curl up on a couch under a warm blanket with a book. Spoiler: That? Was the one thing I…
One run won’t matter
I am deep into my training for the five half marathons in five days. I’m beginning to hit the kind of mileage I only hit when I’m training for a marathon or back to back half marathons. The week started off great with an unplanned 10 mile run. Usually I run my longest run on…
Rungry and Hangry
I admit, I’m not one of those runners who increases their mileage and can eat anything they want. Instead, as soon as I begin to approach 40 miles a week, my body becomes super efficient at using every calorie that comes it’s way. I gained weight when I trained for my first marathon. Did it…
Do not try this at home
Apparently I’ve perfected the recipe for exhaustion. Ingredients: 1 part highest mileage week ever with 40 miles! (ok, I hit this number one time before during marathon training) 1 part paleo eating (I’m pretty sure my body is in shock from the lack of sugar) 1 part PMS Mix all together and what do you…
A hell of a lot of miles
OK, I’ll preface this by saying I know a lot of you run a lot more miles than I do/will. But, holy cow! I sat down tonight and roughed out the minimum miles I’d like to get in between now and my 5in5 races. It’s a very different plan from my typical training. Usually, if…
Three Things Thursday
1. This month I got to meet Tonia, G, AJH, and Jamoosh. They were all a lot of fun. I love that I’ve gotten a chance to meet in person some of the people that I really enjoy interacting with online. So, who’s up next? I’ll be in Wisconsin in August if any midwest peeps…