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 …
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! 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 …
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: 2/23/2015-3/1/2015 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 …
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 …
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 …
Last week I participated in a science project for the amazing Leigha. She is doing a project in her biology class about the protein intake of different diets (vegan, vegetarian & omnivore) and asked us to track our food for a whole week. I thought that …
McFarland USA is hands down my new favorite movie!! I laughed, I cried, I cheered *outloud*. It was such a great movie and was so well done that I couldn’t recommend it enough. Seriously, GO SEE IT! 🙂 As for the rest of our weekend it …
This week was one of the best training weeks I’ve had recently. I hit 70 miles for the first time in awhile and got in 3 great key workouts. Even though two of my workouts were on the treadmill I was able to hit my goal …