Yes, I know Lent technically started yesterday, but being on time with posts is NOT my challenge. I grew up in a very Catholic household, that over the years, grew less and less so. I would not consider myself a practicing Catholic. I'm not even a Christmas and Easter Catholic. Judge as you will. I …
Tag: training
The day I imagined Bart Yasso yelling at me on the treadmill
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 …
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
So I've written about my obsession with Unite Fitness before. I've now been going for almost 2 months now, and even though every class kicks my ass, I'm loving it. One of my favorite things about their model is that each month of a quarter has a different goal: stability & endurance, strength & conditioning, …
Getting back into training and my blogaversary
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). …
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Wellbeing Wednesday: The Art of Refocusing and a @TrueLemon Giveaway Winner
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 …
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Runner’s World Holiday Run Streak: Testing my Tolerance & our ChallengeLoop Winner
After my experience with the Summer Run Streak, I didn't even question doing the holiday version of it. Okay, maybe I questioned it for a day, since the streak ended only 2 weeks before my marathon. But I committed, and Karen and I partnered up with a ChallengeLoop to get others involved with it. I …
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Reclaiming my Dedication: My 14 mile Blizzard Run
I'm a weather dork. Running has amplified my level of dorkdom. I'm known for checking the hourly weather beginning 12-24 hours before a long run or race. I do this to prepare myself physically (right clothes, etc) and mentally (psyching myself up & determining my mantra), but also to adjust what time I'm going to …
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Starting December with a Growl
No, I didn't get a dog. Sad, I know. But yesterday, Karen and I started December with our first 20 miler. I was in pain before we started; my 2 hour gym session on Friday was a terrible idea because my thighs and glutes were on fire just getting out of the car. Karen was …
Race Review: LBI 18 Miler
Last month, Karen said she'd signed up for an 18 mile race on a weekend I was supposed to be out of town. When my plans changed, I was happy to sign up for a race on an island, since we needed to run 18 miles for our Walt Disney World Marathon training. The 41st …
Working hard is hard work
I put off getting on Pinterest for a long time, because I wasn't really sure what it would do that I couldn't do on my own. This summer I decided it was the easiest way to track ideas for my new apartment, and that was the beginning of the end. Yesterday I ran across something …
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