From a training standpoint, last week was a week of highs and lows. I made the mistake of running my recovery runs to fast plus stress levels were high here as the boys were starting school. This resulted in a total failure of my 1.5 mile repeats on Tuesday. I just could not hold my…
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Marine Corps Marathon Training: Almost halfway
I can’t believe I am entering week 9 of Marine Corps Marathon training! Usually by this point, I’m starting to struggle with burnout and am desperate for fall weather. This has been such a crazy summer that instead, I’m finding myself actually almost back on my training plan and ready to buckle down and get…
Marine Corps Marathon Training: Back on the Wagon
A few weeks ago, I was doing a great job of following the Hansons beginner plan. “Beginner” seems a bit of a misnomer as it’s a challenging plan compared to most beginner plans. While the long run tops out at 16 miles, the overall mileage each week is similar to some of Hal Higdon’s advanced…
How I plan to stay fit this summer
Confession: I hate summer. OK, let me be more specific – I hate Virginia summers. They are hot and they are humid. I swear I get reverse SAD and get depressed and never want to leave my house. Seriously, I’ve had a few summer months when I’ve barely run at all. With Ragnar and Marine…
Five things I’m happy about this Friday
This has been a crazy long week. It was my kids’ first week of summer and I’m struggling to get into a routine. I did manage to get a bit more sleep than usual, so that’s good. This weekend is a long weekend, so I’m going to soak up all the fun and rest that…
Marine Corps Marathon: Training with Hansons
Thank you to Bob’s Red Mill and Fit Approach for sponsoring this post. Here we go again: time to kick off training for the Marine Corps Marathon. And Virginia has been doing her best to remind me why I always say I’m done with fall marathons. I mean, who likes to run in 90% humidity?…
NordicTrack Commercial 1750 Treadmill Review
I was provided the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion in this sponsored post. Earlier this spring, I was fortunate to receive a new NordicTrack Commercial 1750 treadmill. I had been without a treadmill for a couple of months and was absolutely ready to get a new one. I had been…
Jumping back on the Hansons Marathon Method plan
Have you ever sat down at your calendar and gone “OMG, how is it that I only have 6 weeks left to train?” No? I mean, I’m notorious for running the random half marathon undertrained and I ran Marine Corps with a 5 week taper last fall, but I’ve ALWAYS done major training for the…