Freedom’s Run MarathonOctober 5, 20195:49:54 Temp: mid-40s to mid 60sWhat I wore:hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Cascade Skirt, compression socks, and Altra Kayenta I ran this race as a training run for the Marine Corps Marathon 50k. I was warned ahead of time that the second half was crazy hilly, but I wasn’t worried…
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Registering during Marine Corps Marathon Rush Registration
Running the Marine Corps Marathon is on many people’s bucket list. And once you’ve run it once, it grabs you by the heart strings and you want to run it again. (Even if you claim you don’t. Not that I’d know anything about that.) But getting into the race requires a little bit of luck….
My “undertrained” MCM training plan
I am currently 14 weeks out from my 5th Marine Corps Marathon. I’ve done Hal Higdon’s training plan twice and attempted Hansons training plan twice. I say attempted because it’s a really hard plan and I’ve never been able to hit all of the mileage at all the right paces. Last year was closer than…
Marine Corps Marathon, I just can’t quit you…
It’s almost that time of year again. Time to start sorting out my registration for the Marine Corps Marathon. Do I try to get online and sign up for 17.75? And then run one of the hardest races in the area for the pleasure of handing over my credit card to pay for my guaranteed…
Time for some marathon runfessions
It’s the last Friday of the month, so it’s time to runfess the sins of October. Since the Marine Corps Marathon is fresh in my mind, all of my runfessions are related to that (or at least to the marathon distance). I runfess that within hours of finishing the marathon, I was considering running another…
Marine Corps Marathon 2017 Goals
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you already know that time goals are not my thing. I run because I need to run, so anything that takes away the enjoyment of running is something I don’t do. Speed work is not my jam and tempo runs kind of suck. You…
Fueling my way through the Marine Corps Marathon
For today’s Friday Five, the topic is running/fitness fuel. I tend to train up to about 10 miles without fuel. In fact, often, I haven’t eaten since about 7pm the night before a pre-noon run. But once I start going longer than 10 miles, my strategy changes. Since I’m about to run my first longer…
Marine Corps Marathon 2016 Race Recap
Marine Corps Marathon 2016 October 30, 2016 4:55:10 Temp: Low 60s and slightly overcast at the start, low 80s at the finish What I wore: hat, MRTT MCM tank, Skirt Sports Happy Girl Skirt(this is an affiliate link), Crazy Compression socks, , and Altra Running One 2.5 (affiliate link). I carried a handheld water bottle, one GUs, a cut up rice krispy…
Sometimes the most challenging part of running is…
… actually giving a damn about training. There. I said it. I didn’t train well (or at all) for MCM because my heart just wasn’t in it. This will be my 6th marathon and my 3rd MCM. I know how to train for a marathon. I even know how to train for a marathon through…
Marathon Training: Do not try this at home
Back in February, I totally succumbed to FOMO. I jumped online when the MCM 17.75 registration opened and secured my spot to run the “race to register.” Even as I as registering, I was all “I’m going to give away the code. I don’t want to run the Marine Corps Marathon again.” Somehow, I got…
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…
Medals so nice I’d earn them twice
I don’t know how people commute to work. I drove an hour plus each way on Monday night for a work event and I’m TIRED! I mean, I used to commute about an hour, but most of that was on the metro and somehow that’s easier than driving. So apologies if this post is a…