Training Summary: 5/14/2018-5/20/2018

Training Summary: 5/14/2018-5/20/2018

Training Summary: 5/14/2018-5/20/2018 Monday: 7 miles @ 8:05 pace [pm] 1 mile walk Tuesday: 8 mile workout [2 mile warm-up, 4 mile tempo @ 5:56 avg (6:00, 6:00, 5:56, 5:49), 2 mile cool-down] Wednesday: 7 miles @ 8:07 pace  Thursday: 6.1 miles @ 7:37 pace 

Your Track Questions Answered

Your Track Questions Answered

This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a few months but, ironically, it got pushed to the back burner when track season got really busy. As we approach summer lots of runners shift their focus to the countless 5K and 10K 

Training Summary: 5/5/2018-5/13/2018

Training Summary: 5/5/2018-5/13/2018

Happy Sunday friends!  Before I dive into my training summary from the past week I want to wish a Happy Mother’s day to all of the moms/mama-to-be’s. As you read this I am probably en route from Portland to home and will be able to 

Plans for the Rest of my Spring Racing Season

Plans for the Rest of my Spring Racing Season

Hello from Fresno! I’m here for the weekend for the PacWest Conference Championship with my team. So far our athletes have performed well with lots moving onto the finals in the 1500m and 800m tomorrow and strong places in the steeplechase and 10K finals! I 

Boston Thoughts + My Last 3 Weeks of Training

Boston Thoughts + My Last 3 Weeks of Training

The drought it over! Desi Linden is the 2018 Boston Marathon Champion and the first American woman to win the race since 1985. I just had a feeling that this was the year that she was going to do it and I’m so happy that 

5 Last Minute Boston Marathon Tips

5 Last Minute Boston Marathon Tips

Happy Friday! I am so excited for this weekend because it’s the first time in 4 weeks that I don’t have to work on the weekend! It was originally going to be a 100% race-free weekend (between me and my team I’ve been at a 

Tuesday Thoughts + Training Summary from last week

Tuesday Thoughts + Training Summary from last week

Howdy friends! I feel like I have so much to do this week because I only have 3 days to cram it all into. After this past weekend’s work trip to San Diego for a track meet we have a really quick turn around and 

Hot Chocolate 15K Recap

Hot Chocolate 15K Recap

This past weekend I got the opportunity to participate in the Hot Chocolate 15K in San Diego. This was a last minute addition to my spring racing schedule but when Sweet Valley Organics reached out to me a few weeks before the race and asked 

My Favorite Honey Stinger Products

My Favorite Honey Stinger Products

Hello hello! Recap from the Hot Chocolate 15K will be up tomorrow! I surprised myself and have recovered pretty quickly and was able to do a pretty solid (and fast!) workout this morning. 6x 800m @ an average of 2:35 (5:10 pace) + 2x 400m 

Our Weekend in San Diego + Training Summary 3/12-18/18

Our Weekend in San Diego + Training Summary 3/12-18/18

An alternate title for this blog post could be pictures of Liv eating, because those are the only pictures I seem to have from the past few days haha… We are back to our regularly scheduled Monday after a quick weekend trip down to San