On Monday, marathon fun fires up once again. I’ve known this day was coming since, oh since that winter day I sat watching my computer lock up when the Marine Corps Marathon registration opened…and closed. I am no stranger to this distance. Maybe that’s precisely why I’m anxious. Because I know what I’m in for. [Read More]
Is There a Training Plan For That?
Is it just me or are you starting to get all white knuckled too when you think of how quickly the holidays are approaching? Even though Halloween isn’t even here yet, I’m already feeling holiday pressure creeping up:Stores are teeming with toys and decorations.It’s ‘my year’ to have Thanksgiving.I swore this was the year I [Read More]
20 Miles: Feels Like the First Time
Last Sunday I planned to run my first 20 miler on terra firma of this training cycle. Ideally I’d have already had three or more under my belt by now but it’s been that kind of summer. Travel + heat + bailing to the bike + hip woes = poor training, especially endurance in my [Read More]
Injured Week in Review
It’s been 11 days now since I had to ease up on a run due to my complaining hip. I’ve rested, I’ve iced, I’ve heated, I’ve tested it. Pretty much its still the same: a dull ache that I’m hesitant to run through. I’ve had to get a little creative to try to approximate marathon [Read More]
July Good-Bad-Ugly
Miles run in July: 132Up slightly from 123 in JuneRaces: 0 (because I blew off the lightning/thunder half on 7/23) oops. GoodI added back a weekly speed workout. I’m steadily regaining running efficiency, able to sustain a faster pace, and ALL of my workouts are more enjoyable. I’m getting my head rewrapped around covering 26.2. I [Read More]
Q and A: Balancing It All
By far the most popular question from the Q and A was how I balance my training with parenting/blogging/commenting. First let me say I feel flattered that many of you have the perception that I AM balancing it all. Sometimes that’s the case, sometimes it’s not. But it’s always a juggling act. Here are some [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Party Brick Edition
I rubbed, I wrapped, I grilled, I baked, and of course I rode and ran. Hell what didn’t I do? 2 parties, back-to-back25 kids2 cakes1 dayA party brick if you will Friday found me frantically constructing Thing 1’s birthday cake. It started with a brownie emergency. When I turned them out of the pan, a [Read More]
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
I kicked off week 3 (I know time flies) of Twin Cities Marathon training this morning. For the first time in forever I’m not using the RLRF plan and I’ve gotta say, things are a little pretty unfamiliar.Up ’til now I considered myself fairly open minded. When I saw outrageously hard workouts on paper I’d [Read More]
Weightloss: Phase III and Beyond
I began married life 40 pounds lighter. We immediately moved to the UK where, except for a brief lapse when I got carried away with Irish butter, full-fat yogurt and digestives (the British term for what we Americans call cookies) I maintained my weight, kept up with the weight training, added in English horseback riding, [Read More]
Training Recap
Week 11 of marathon training is complete: 54 miles. Monday: Yoga at the uber gym. I’ve been a member all summer and it’s taken me this long to get up the nerve to venture into the yoga studio. Tuesday: 7 miles total. Speedwork: 1000m, 2000m, 1000m, 1000m. Ouch. Corework Wednesday: Yoga, lower body weights, corework [Read More]
