Don't be dumb in the first half, don't be a wimp in the second
It's been a while since I've blogged, but to be fair it's been a while since I've run! My shin set me back in my goal to run 1,000 miles this year, but I'm finally back on track after spending some time focusing on strengthening. After a few weeks of not running, I decided the smartest... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I can't believe it's been almost 3 months of training! Week 11 went pretty well, considering I'm still on the tail end of this lingering illness. I started on Tuesday with a shortened run, only got to 3.5 instead of my scheduled 5. It went pretty well, as did my 6 miler on Wednesday. It... Continue Reading →
In no way at all does it feel like I have been training for 10 weeks in 2016. This year is absolutely flying by and with races starting to get close, things are starting to get exciting! While I have been writing this blog as a build up to Bear Mountain, my true goal for... Continue Reading →
Well, as I'm sure you read in Matt's post, I've been on the struggle bus the past two weeks of training. I threw out my back, got a respiratory illness of doom, and had various other issues personally. Needless to say, my running has definitely suffered, but I'm determined to get back on the horse and... Continue Reading →
Well, I threw out my back this past week, so a lot of my runs were ruined. My week started out with a nice easy run on the esplanade where I called my family during their dinner and chatted with them during my run - it was lovely! Wednesday I had to do 7 miles, but... Continue Reading →
During week eight, I learned that Long Beach, CA is mostly flat! And I am training for a bunch of very hilly races. So, that might be a problem. As I get used to traveling to the west coast every week, one of my main concerns is the lack of variation in my runs. Sure,... Continue Reading →
I gotta say, I'm getting the hang of this whole "training" thing. You know, where I actually can train and don't end up in a boot or on a surgical table! My legs still feel heavy and tired a lot of the time, but I feel confident in my abilities. I'm pretty sure I'm more prepared... Continue Reading →
One and a Half Runners 