Months ago, I somewhat purposely planned to run the Cherry Blossom 10 miler exactly a month before my goal spring half. It seemed like pretty much the perfect set up. </a I knew I'd be focused on speed work for much of the month leading up to CUCB and would use it to test my …
Continue reading Racing Mid Training Cycle: Let’s see how this works
I've been struggling with some tough decisions that need to be made in short order. This weekend reminded me, sometimes the answer is found when you let everything else go.
I feel like every post about running that I write, recently, involves me running faster than ever before. This probably comes off as a bit braggy, and in a way, yes it is. I am beyond excited that my body, and mind, are allowing me to run faster. Don't get me wrong, I'm still not …
Nothing about my weekend went how I expected. I had a huge to-do list, and I planned to accomplish most, if not all, of it. As you may recall, I had decided to switch up my long run so I could run when it was sunny and warm. That didn't happen. I was going to …
I'm a person who likes to keep a schedule. Granted, I've become someone who can almost never be on time, but I love having a general schedule that I keep. I get up at basically the same time very day, even weekends. I am in bed around the same time every night. I eat my …
Continue reading Schedules, Life & Training: Learning to be Flexible
Ok, so I know this seems like a pretty obvious statement, but every once in a while you need a little reminder. The last few weeks (let's be honest here, it's verging on months) have been really tough for me mentally. And I'd started to find myself dreading each day, because I was tired of …
When I decided to use Runner's World SmartCoach Plus, part of me decided that meant Bart Yasso was my coach. I mean, in theory, he kind of is, since he's the Chief Running Officer, and it is a running training plan. After last week's runs felt far too easy to be really working toward a …
Continue reading The day I imagined Bart Yasso yelling at me on the treadmill
As I'm sure many first time marathoners do, I had visions of grandeur of taking a few weeks off, then easily starting to run just as you had before your race. And then life happens. In this instance particular, it was cold. Polar vortex cold. Snowy (Philly is having a top 3 snowiest winter ever). …
Continue reading Getting back into training and my blogaversary
Life has a crazy way of getting in the way of, well, life. Sometimes the only way to pull yourself back in is to refocus. I knew going into this year, it was going to be a difficult one from a work perspective that would involve me being a bit busier than I've been for …
Continue reading Wellbeing Wednesday: The Art of Refocusing and a @TrueLemon Giveaway Winner
Back around Christmas, I decided I was going to try MAF training to help me improve my overall fitness before beginning training for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and the Pittsburgh Half Marathon. At the same time, you might remember, I started classes at Unite Fitness. I immediately fell in love with how hard my …
Continue reading My MAF Training Fail, and my Run Home PGH Training starts Today
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