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]
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]
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]
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]
Running Challenges? I Have a Few
Running Sucks. Well sometimes it does. Maybe sucks is a strong word. This week our Tuesdays on the Run is a fill-in-the-blank. We wanna know what it is about running that is challenging you most right now. I’d be lying if I said training for the Indy Monumental Marathon did not challenge me. It challenges [Read More]
Patience is a Virtue
As runners, we hear tons of advice. There’s so much good advice out there. No doubt there’s questionable advice too. Who do you believe? What resonates with you? This week our Tuesdays on the Run linkup asks you to share the best running advice you ever received. As a running coach, I dispense plenty of [Read More]
Mag Mile Half Marathon Race Report
This week on Tuesdays on the Run we’re talking about post-race rewards and rituals, but I’m going to stray from the topic to tell you about my race this past weekend. I’ve run in many places, states, countries even, but never down the Magnificent Mile, aka North Michigan Avenue right here in Chicago. Until now. This [Read More]
Hydration Backpack 101
I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend! This week we’re running free on the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup so all running topics are fair game. I’m taking this free week to tell you about some new-to-me gear. Blame it on the heat, my burgeoning meno-pot (if you don’t know what I’m [Read More]
