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…
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Weekly wrap – I taper even when I don’t train!
Last week was… interesting. I didn’t run a whole lot, but I’m going to claim that I was tapering for next weekend’s RNR DC. Or maybe I just had a lot going on and my running motivation ran away. Something like that. Also, it was a very typical Virginia March – I ran in a…
My new toy: NordicTrack treadmill
Disclaimer: I was provided the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 treadmill as compensation in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion in this sponsored post. I’ve been talking for a while about the sad demise of my old treadmill. I think I literally ran it to death as I used it for miles and miles of marathon training through winters…
The Impact of Food on Running: Feedback from Running Bloggers
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “if you want to be an athlete, eat like an athlete”. Professional athletes eat foods that are going to help them perform. They eat foods to fuel the body. This is not to say they don’t ever eat less healthy foods – just this weekend Deena Kastor mentioned more…
Gone for a Run: All 4 Run Virtual 4 Mile Race
We all know I can’t resist a race. I’m really kind of an addict. I’m not good at pushing myself when I’m doing a training run, so I need a reason to go harder and faster than my usual long run pace. Luckily for me, a virtual race works to push me as well. Add…
5 things to love about LONG distance running
It’s time for Friday Five again! And even though today is National Donut Day, the lovely ladies in the DC Trifecta (Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney), decided that they’d like to talk about National Running Day. Personally, I’d rather talk about my five favorite donut flavors (chocolate cake donut, chocolate filled donut, chocolate frosted donut, anything…
TOTR: Compression – Yay or Nay?
Today on Tuesdays on the Run, April, Patty, and I are talking about compression. We want to know: do you wear it? Do you think it works for you? In what way? And what are your favorite brands? These days, compression gear is available to “squeeze” pretty much any body part you feel the need…
24 days, 3 long runs, and 2 races to go + WIAW
It’s less than a month until I meet up with Kim and her friends at the Riverboat Series. I am balanced precariously between excited and exhausted. Excited because I’m really looking forward to seeing my friends: Kim and many who I met at Dust Bowl last year. Exhausted because I’m in my hardest training week…
The show must go on
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…” Perhaps you’ve been watching the weather predictions. Or maybe you live on the east coast. If not, maybe you didn’t know that (despite a lovely 50+ degree day yesterday), the forecast called for a plummeting of temperatures and 5-9 inches of snow in the DC…
12 Galloway Miles
This is what my yard looked like on Thursday night… I know that doesn’t seem like much to my northern friends, but it was enough to shut schools on Friday. It was also enough to keep me from running my long run outside. Why? Because Virginia snow is deceptive. We usually hover just around the…
TTT: Sore jaw, race plan, and Revolve ride
It’s rainy here today and Shoo decided he needed to get up early even though he has no school today, so my day is starting a little rough. Why is it that children have to be blasted out of bed on school days, but bounce out at the crack of dawn on days when you…
Confidence Builder
So, sometimes I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. Five half marathons in 5 days? What the hell was I thinking? I haven’t run long since April. I haven’t run fast since 2010. What makes me think I can do this? Today I ran 10 miles. They weren’t awful. In fact, they…