If you’re just joining us, look here for the 5k and 10k action that preceeded this half. I woke Sunday morning in the wee hours to loud voices in our hotel hallway. A prom the night before apparently partied on in the hallway. At 3am. Ugh. I never got fully back to sleep, so at [Read More]
Race Report: The One w/a Dogfight to the Finish
I entertained blowing this one off. It was a crazy night. A house not a half mile down the road was leveled by a gas explosion, taking 6 other homes with it. 20 houses on fire in all. The loudest, scariest sound I’ve ever heard in my life. It took me hours to settle down [Read More]
Getting Stuff Done
I’m linking up with Amanda’s Best Foot initiative and sharing a peek at my workouts last week: Where I strayed from the plan, stuff in blue is what I actually did. Total miles: 20. Monday: Rest Tuesday: 6x400m. 4x400m. Oh these were hard on my race-weary legs. Wednesday: Pace ladder; strength training. Ragged fartleks; strength [Read More]
March Rewind
I am back from a spring break trip that was definitely “interesting”. One that required making lemonade (and granita and sorbet) out of lemons if you will….but those stories are for another day. I’ve got bags to unpack, laundry to deal with, mail to sort, you know the drill. So for now here are some [Read More]
Currently
Book: Ridiculously Happy! The Secret to Manifesting the Life and Body of your Dreams. This was sent to me by a publisher and I’m not far enough into it yet to have too much of value to say about it. Remember The Secret? It reminds me of that. Positivity breeds positivity and draws the good [Read More]
Flatlander’s Guide to Running Hills
One of the most popular questions I’ve been getting lately is “Do you have any tips on how I can train for a hilly race when I don’t have many hills to train on?” Kids I feel your pain. Hill pickins are slim here in the Midwest. Maybe that’s contributed to me being a bit [Read More]
February by Number and a Spartan Book
Miles: 97. I know, had I only known before it was too late I was that close to a hundo I’d have banged out 3 more. This is my highest mileage month in more than a year though so go me. Runs Outside: 5. Big whoop. Heavy lifting sessions: 5 Servings of rice pudding: 11 [Read More]
President’s Day Randoms
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]
How Big is Your Swag?
Yesterday alone I got 3 emails from directors: One previewing the medal for a May race, complete with dimensions. Call me old fashioned but I kind of like it when the medal is a secret until I cross the finish line. The other two dangled the copious contents of their goodie bags as an incentive [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]
