Hi Friends! Long time, not chat. We are in full-on summer mode over here at the Floris household and it. is. wonderful! My mornings are lazy and relaxing, we grill out almost every weekend and best/cutest of all Lavinia started swim lessons!!! A week and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …