Chicago Marathon RACE WEEK!
1 week until Chicago Marathon Welp, it’s race week, folks. I decided to go ahead and post this BEFORE the race so that the first post after the race is a recap or at least a highlight of how it all...
View ArticleWhy Running is Better than Everything Else
In November I posted about how not running/exercising for a week had a huge affect on my body. It threw my sleep, bathroom routine (TMI?) and appetite completely out of whack. Once I was home from...
View ArticleBayshore Week 9: Six
11 weeks out from Bayshore. I would like to say that March came in with warmer temps, but until the weekend came around, the thermometer wasn’t budging much. But when the warm temps came in, they...
View ArticleBayshore Week 13: Early Mornings
7 weeks out from Bayshore. Lucky week 13! I came into this week a little stiff from a hard effort on Sunday. But because I didn’t end up running that much faster than my normal tempo workouts, we...
View ArticleBayshore Week 14: Building
6 weeks out from Bayshore. And then somehow the race was 6 weeks away…how did that happen?! This was a big training week – the highest mileage since last fall. I had some really good workouts, but also...
View ArticleBayshore Week 15: Virginia
5 weeks out from Bayshore. Before I know it, I will be tapering! Coach is definitely peaking the workouts with both mileage and intensity. Monday Planned: Temp0 w/5-6M @ 6:50 – 7:10 Actual: 9.75M @...
View ArticleBayshore Week 16: Pain in the Butt
4 weeks out from Race Week. Monday’s run (and how I felt after) gave me a little {injury} scare, but fortunately it was nothing and I was back to feeling great by Wednesday. Aaaaannnd that is about the...
View ArticleBayshore Week 17: Peak Week
3 weeks out from Race Week. It was a massive week…like marathon training style mileage. But it was the last big week before a pretty dramatic cut back starting this week. Monday Planned: OFF Actual:...
View ArticleBayshore Week 18: Cutting Back in Virginia Beach
2 weeks out from Race Week. Still a solid week of training, but a big cut-back in mileage from the 50+ last week. I am grateful for that given the business of the week and travel. I was in Virginia...
View ArticleBayshore Week 19: Taper Town
1 week out from Race Week. Another week in Virginia Beach! REALLY thankful for the further cutback since the work days were long and stress levels were high. My legs were definitely not feeling peppy...
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