Following the deadliest flu season in 40 years last year, staying healthy as I train for the Tokyo Marathon in early March is a top priority. I’m washing my hands like a madwoman, covering my mouth when I sneeze, eating well, staying hydrated and urging my kids to do the same. Fingers crossed, we’ll be [Read More]
Tokyo Marathon Training With a Blast of Winter
Old man winter you are here before your time. Typically I don’t mind snow, but when it shows up early it’s like when party guests are on your doorstep and you’re still vacuuming, NOT COOL! Here’s how week one of Tokyo Marathon training shook out: Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 400m repeats on the mill Wednesday: Cardio Barre [Read More]
Punch That Ticket to Taper Town
Through all the hoopla about RnR St. Louis last weekend, I quietly punched my ticket to taper town. At this point, all that stands between me and the Indiana Monumental Marathon is two, count ’em, two weeks. Here’s how taper week one went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: Trail run 3 miles Wednesday: Strength, drills Thursday: Progression run 5.5 [Read More]
Art of the Bath
Here I am smack dab in the middle of those exhaustingly heinous peak marathon training weeks before the taper. Before I get to one of the ways I’m rewarding and taking care of myself (sort of) here’s how the week’s workouts went. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Run 5 Miles Wednesday: Strength Thursday: Hill Repeats Friday: Plyo [Read More]
A Big, Fat Sciatic Nerve in the Road
Before I get to the sciatic nerve issue, here’s how the week in workouts looked: Monday: Aborted run due to sciatic nerve pain Tuesday: Rest Wednesday: 20 min step mill, 30 min strength, 20 min swim Thursday: Rest Friday: Test trail run 3.3 miles (no pain!) Saturday: Rest Sunday: Run 18 (BOOM!) You know how it goes. [Read More]
Crying In My Coffee
I’m not so sure I like the idea of it being July already but it is time for the Ultimate Coffee Date with Coco, Deb and Lynda so pull up a chair and I’ll get you a cup. If we were having coffee, I’d most likely lose my sh!% because we had to lay one [Read More]
Tapering is my Passion
It’s race week, dontcha know. Many very important things I am passionate about right now: Not running. I’ve got a 3-mile whopper tomorrow and that’s all she wrote. I had to really exercise some restraint not to run or ride my bike today as it’s gorgeous here. But windy. Heaven forbid I exhaust myself. Road [Read More]
Taper Violations and a Miracle…Maybe
Week 2 of taper is on the books. Here’s how it shook out: Miles Run: 22 Miles Biked: 25 Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6 miles (5x1k repeats) Wednesday: 10 miles on bike Thursday: 6 miles, 2 at tempo pace Friday: 15 miles on bike Saturday: Rest Sunday: 10 miles I swear this taper is flying. Maybe [Read More]
Stuff I Do During Marathon Taper
As I write this, my 22-mile long run is in the rear-view mirror and I’m a fairly new (and happy!) resident here in Taper Town. The name(s) of the game here are Confident and Cautious. I know the hay is in the barn and there’s no point to adding any now. We’re just going to [Read More]
