We left off the other day with the RocknRoll St. Louis 5k and some sightseeing tidbits. I was up dark and early Sunday morning for the RocknRoll St. Louis Half Marathon. Temps were already pushing 70 at 5am. Despite knowing darn well this course would challenge me with hills, I did a half-assed job of [Read More]
RocknRoll St. Louis
Our Tuesdays on the Run topic this week is a Fall Goals Checkup. Did you set some? How’s your progress toward achieving them? Off the top of my head I could not even think of what goals I may have set. I took a guess and said this was the year of new running adventures: [Read More]
Optimize Your Running Gait with Stridalyzer
Of all the things to think about when I run…upcoming races, weather, how much that first mile (or 5) sucks…I admit I don’t spend much, if any, time thinking about my gait. I know that I’m a mid-foot striker…before I tire and revert to a plodding heel strike…and that any gait analysis I’ve ever had [Read More]
Chicago Marathon from the Blogger Press Box
This week it’s all about the taper on our Tuesdays on the Run linkup. Do you look forward to the taper? Loathe it? Do you have phantom niggles? Cravings? Fits of self-doubt or paranoia? Tell us all about your state of mind and body in those final weeks before race day. Because we’re fresh off [Read More]
Training Lately and Chicago Marathon Awesomeness
You guys! It was such a fun and full week! I am just back from a Chicago Marathon spectating whirlwind and I can’t wait to tell you all about it, but first the week in workouts as I train toward the Indy Monumental Marathon. Spoiler alert: Except for the 20 miler my workouts kind of [Read More]
Chicago Marathon Weekend and Girls On the Run
One of the most fabulous weekends of all for runners in Chicago is upon us! Chicago Marathon weekend! That means if I’m not actually running it or volunteering, I am holding down the fort in the “Blogger Press Box” aka our stakeout spot at mile 13. Emily and I last year. Note fluorescent Mr. Happy [Read More]
No More Marathons For Me
This week on Tuesdays on the Run we’re talking about that bucket list. We wanna know what races or running experiences might be lurking on yours. I mean let’s face it, there are so many enticing ones. The possibilities are virtually endless. I’ve had the privilege of many running adventures. Many states, many countries, many [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]
Coffee and Some Cleansing Breaths
Hello October! How did you get here so darn fast? I’m linking up with Coco and Deb for an Ultimate Coffee Date. If we were having coffee I’d elaborate on something I alluded to in yesterday’s Runfessions post. I joked about my school dropoff getup, but the reason the school was crawling with security is far [Read More]
Runfessions: The Heat Made Me Do It
Was this the fastest of all the months so far, or what? Final Friday of the month means it’s Runfession time once again. The month may have been short but my list of runfessions is not so let’s get to it, shall we? It was not an easy running month if heat and humidity aren’t [Read More]
