This week didn't go according to plan, but I'm thankful it was a taper week so I don't feel too guilty! I've been having pain in my right middle toe for a few weeks - the same toe that lost its nail after the Marine Corps Marathon. It finally finished growing back about 2 weeks... Continue Reading →
TARC Spring Classic Half Marathon – Race Report (April 23rd, 2016)
I think the Spring Classic was my 4th TARC event, and each one is better than the last. What more can be said about the events TARC organizes? Low key, high energy, and extremely supportive are just a few of the great things that come to mind about their races. Seriously, I am so lucky to have... Continue Reading →
Bear Mountain 50 Miler – Week Fourteen Training Recap
Taper time! Considering the amount of lingering aches and pains I have been having, tapering could not come soon enough. As Colleen mentioned in her post, I have mostly been dealing with some ankle and Achilles pain that sidelined me from two runs last week but is now subsiding. I think I am starting to... Continue Reading →
Bear Mountain 50k Training Update
I fell off the blogging bandwagon again! But hey, life gets messy and hard and busy sometimes - we all get it. The past few weeks have been going very well! I am feeling strong and ready to take on Bear Mountain. I finally brought myself to look at the race elevation profile and other... Continue Reading →
Bear Mountain 50 Miler – Week Thirteen Training Recap
3 weeks to go until I tackle 50 miles in New York State. It is a little scary to think about running that far, but I've done it before. What is a tad bit scarier: its about 3 months out from running my first 100 miler. Now that is scary. While I have been treating Bear... Continue Reading →
Bear Mountain 50 Miler – Week Twelve Training Recap
Here we are, at week 12, with absolutely no sign that week 11 happened. But it did! and I wrote Hale 6 Hour Race Report instead of a normal training recap. Sure, I could do both, but I am already running 70+ miles a week, so that seemed like a bit too much work. Sadly, I am... Continue Reading →