Here’s how last week went down. Stuff in red didn’t happen. Stuff in purple is what I did instead. Total mileage: 23 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: 10x400m Wednesday: 50 minute easy run. Pear Sports HIIT workout Thursday: Strength and running drills Friday: 5x1600m. 30 minute BBTN* run Saturday: Heavy weights and swim (pffft) Sunday: 10 miles [Read More]
The Anguish of a DNS
Week 6 of training for the Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon is complete. Thing in red did not happen. Thing in purple is what I did instead: Total Miles: 22 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: Pace intervals, upper body strength Wednesday: Easy 40 minute run, lower body strength Thursday: Drills, strength Friday: 8xhill repeats Saturday: Heavy weights Sunday: 5k [Read More]
Virtual Racing #WinterMiles and #5bythe5th
Not one but two virtual races happened here last week. I ran Run with Jess’ #WinterMiles Snowball Shuffle Virtual 8k on the mill. Ironically there were no snowballs in my running laboratory, I mean basement, and I did not shuffle either. To make sure I picked up the pace, I made my gut-busting 400m repeats [Read More]
Everyday I’m Shuffling
Ok I don’t shuffle every single day, but that’s the word that best describes my training week. The stuff in green was on my coaching plan. The stuff in red did not happen. Things in purple were added to compensate. Total Miles: 20 Monday: Rest Tuesday: Race Pace Intervals, Corework Wednesday Run 40 minutes easy. 1 [Read More]
Running as Therapy Couch?
Week 2 half marathon training went like this: Total mileage: 21.6 Monday: Rest Tuesday: Race Pace intervals 5 miles Wednesday: 4 miles easy Thursday: Running Drills, strength Friday: Hill repeats 5.4 miles. The icy roads didn’t do me any favors, but I didn’t break a hip either, so win! Saturday: Heavy weights. Let the picture [Read More]
Race Pace Head Case
Yesterday on the new training plan, my coach wanted 7 intervals of 3 minutes each at half marathon pace. I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit this gave me no small amount of angst. Coming off a year riddled with injury and the heart scare, in which I ran (I use the term loosely) four halves but [Read More]
Training Week 1: My New Plan
I mentioned last week I’m changing up my training this time around. For 14 weeks, I’ll train for the Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon using Race Ready Coaching. It’s an online program put together by a team of elite (read very badass) coaches. I was invited to test this plan free of charge, however one of [Read More]
Peanut Butter Protein Buckeyes
Holiday Baking. When I was 30 pounds heavier I baked for the holidays like it was my job. I did more than my share of taste testing too. This year the plan is to bake minimally and give it away maximally. I made these Peanut Butter Protein Buckeyes last night with the kiddos. We have [Read More]
Insomniac’s 3 Things
1. I got up at 2:50 am and never really went back to sleep. The room was too hot, the dogs started bugging me at 3 and again a 4. I got up at 4:30. I still haven’t run. I’m leaning toward saving it for tomorrow when it’s supposed to be way cooler. 2. You [Read More]
July Highlight Reel
August? Noooo wait! Summer’s going too fast! This time of year I always feel a pang of sadness. Even now that I haven’t been in school for eons and I love me some fall, I still get a sense of ‘ending’. As if summer is the ‘recess’ of the year and it’s nearing time to [Read More]
