Month: March 2015

Our Weekend

Our Weekend

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Mine was pretty good – but unfortunately I spent WAY too much of my time freezing my face off… literally. Friday morning – the first day of SPRING mind you – it was 16ish degrees out and 

Training Summary: 3/16/2015-3/22/2015

Training Summary: 3/16/2015-3/22/2015

Monday – AM: dynamic warm-up, 5 miles easy @ 7:26 pace, 15 mins core work PM: 30 minutes yoga/stretching  Tuesday – AM: dynamic warm-up, 7 miles easy on the treadmill @ 7:28 pace, 2x Post-Run Power Exercises PM: 3.25 miles @ 6:58 pace including 6x 75m strides 

2015 Ambassadorships

2015 Ambassadorships

First off – let me just say real quick that running in the wind is NO JOKE! Even after reading Cori’s post the other day about how much wind can slow you down during your runs I was stubborn (go figure) and still headed outside 

St. Pattys Day

St. Pattys Day

Spring’s officially start is this Friday but with freezing temperatures and snow likely coming this weekend it still feels a lot like winter around here! I headed out for an after work run last night planning on 4 miles but when I got 1.5 miles away from 

Well Hello There, A Mini Race Recap & Weekend Scenes

Well Hello There, A Mini Race Recap & Weekend Scenes

Well hello there! Long time, no chat. Last week started off with a bang but things quickly turned sour when sickness finally hit (after being healthy allll winter long!). On Monday I got in an easy morning run with my training partner AND a short 

Weekend Eats & My Spring Marathon

Weekend Eats & My Spring Marathon

This weekend was just what I needed after all the travel and activity last weekend. Lots of running, good food, and friend time were involved. My training partner had a commitment Saturday morning at 9 so we met up super early at 5:45 to get 

Training Summary: 2/23/2015-3/8/2015

Training Summary: 2/23/2015-3/8/2015

Training Summary: 2/23/2015-3/1/2015 Monday – dynamic warm-up + 5 miles easy on the treadmill @ 7:42 pace + 15 minutes core work Tuesday – dynamic warm-up + 8 miles easy on the treadmill w/ 10x 30-45 second pick-ups 7:25 average pace Wednesday – 7 miles easy on the treadmill @ 7:30 pace    Thursday – 6 miles 

Best “Darn” Race Half Marathon Recap

Best “Darn” Race Half Marathon Recap

Well, my most recent half was a week ago so I guess it’s time to get to recapping it huh?  When I first signed up for a half marathon in February (in New England) I wasn’t expecting much out of it except a solid tempo 

Scenes From Our Trip to Florida

Scenes From Our Trip to Florida

Wow – long time no talk! Last weekend’s trip to Florida was a blast but we were so busy each day I didn’t have a chance to sit down and update you guys on what we were up to! The race was just okay, it