What day was it that I said I wish I could take more racecations? Let me see… oh yeah! It was my first Runfessions/Friday Five 2.0 post when I mentioned how I wished I could travel more for races. It’s fitting […]
Happy Hump Day! Join Lora Marie, Susie, Debbie, and myself for the Running Coaches’ Corner linkup today and every Wednesday. We love reading your running stories, racing tips, and coaching strategies. Scroll to the bottom of this post to add […]
My half marathons have always gone pretty well. I trained for them, I worked hard, and I never felt the distance was unmanageable. Yes, I may have even said “just a half” a time or two. But after this weekend’s […]
A lot of people do a lot of different things the week before a race in terms of glycogen depletion and carbo-loading. There’s the folks who swear by depleting and subsequent loading, there are people that pile on the carbs regardless of […]
It’s been a little bit of a discombobulated week for me. This is nothing new. It actually happens to me during race week every time I race. I find it really hard to focus on any one thing. I make list after […]
IT’S RACE WEEK!!! Here’s what I’m feeling right now: Excited for this to be over with. I’m totally, 100% fatigued from training. I need a break. Nervous to get downtown. I hate getting downtown! I don’t know why! It’s not […]
Last week really wasn’t awesome. I mentioned last week in my half marathon recap that I was starting to feel under the weather. As it turns out, I was the last recipient of the lovely family cold and I somehow got it […]
Last week my training went really, really well. I was very pleased with my workouts and progress. The weather was perfect, too. This week I’m starting the week off sick (yay, cold…) so I’m not entirely sure what’s gonna happen […]
Training last week was pretty great. The weather was nice, which helped. I’m still struggling with it being dark again in the mornings, especially now that my mileage is increasing. Three and four miles on the treadmill are no big […]
Ah, well. It started off as a great week of training. And it finished as a great week. Kinda. But I’m currently nursing a potential injury here, and I’m not too happy about it. I’ll say this — it’s better […]