Happy 4th of July! Hope you have some fun plans for today. I’m joining up with my friends Deborah, Coco, and Lynda for a virtual coffee date. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that today is my mom’s birthday! Happy birthday, Mom! How cool is that to have fireworks on your birthday every year? Of course,…
Category: training
A night owl’s guide being a morning runner
Morning running will never by my jam. I am a night owl, through and through and will never be a morning runner by choice. But some of you might have noticed recent early morning running posts on instagram and Facebook. I know. I’m shocked too. But heat, no school, and a challenging training plan have…
TOTR: 2015 Goals Revisted
How is the year half over already? It’s totally flying by this year. Since we are halfway through the year, it seemed appropriate to do a goal checkin for Tuesdays on the Run this week. Join Patty, April, and me and tell us how your goals are going..
Hansons Marathon Training + Weekend Recap
Last week was my first week of marathon training using the Hansons Marathon Method. I knew from reading their book that it was a tough plan, but it’s the perfect plan for where I want to be right now.
Thinking Out Loud Thursday: End of Year Craziness
It seems like every year at this time I feel like I’m hanging on by the tips of my fingernails. All of the end of the year activities, combined with a few unplanned adventures (lightning’d out tryouts, sore throats, exploding milk jugs) leave me feeling like I’m only a second away from one of the…
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…
TOTR: Hot weather running + Timex GPS watch giveaway
Baby, it’s hot outside! OK, maybe I shouldn’t complain because my Tuesdays on the Run partners in crime, April and Patty, live in Florida and Arizona. They know hot. But since our topic for the week is hot weather running, I’m going to talk to you about my training plans and give you some tips…
Awesome but exhausting weekend
We live a pretty low key life. It’s quite infrequent that we have multiple social events in one weekend, but this weekend was the exception to that. I think I need a detox to recover… I’m linking up with Tara and Erin for my weekend recap, so stop by their blogs to see what everyone…
TOTR: Sometimes a running break is a good thing
Confession #1: I barely ran in May after I finished my two marathons and Ragnar. Confession #2: It was planned. Today, the day before National Running Day, we’ve decided that the topic is “why a running break might be a good idea.” Be sure to visit my cohosts, Patty at My No Guilt Life and…
Tips for surviving multi day race events
Multi-day race events are becoming increasingly popular. They range from high mileage multiple day races like the Mainly Marathons races and Disney’s Dopey to two day lower mileage options like the Frederick Nut Job (5k/half marathon) and the Shamrock marathon’s Dolphin and Whale challenges (8k/half or full marathon). Since I’ve now run 5 half marathons…
Thinking out Loud: Where do I go from here?
You knew it was coming, right? I’ve finished my major goals for the first half of the year and apparently I’m feeling blasé about the fact that I have 6 half marathons in 6 days in 6 states in September. Eh, what’s another state when I’ve already done 5 in 5 two times? Ahem. I’m…
TOTR: My five favorite running hacks…
It’s Tuesday! I’m on Martha’s Vineyard and I haven’t run since Saturday and I’m kind of ok with that. Instead, I’ve ridden on 3 ferries, eaten a ton of seafood, and drunk my weight in beer. Yeah, I have this vacation thing down! The topic for today’s Tuesdays on the Run is “Running Hacks”. Share…