One of the fun parts of blogging (besides interacting with all of you) is trying out new products. Since I’ve got bunch to share, it’s high time for a Test Lab Thursday, don’t you think? First up: Manitoba Hemp Hearts: What on earth is a hemp heart, you ask? It’s what you get when you [Read More]
5 Stages of Taper Madness
Just like grief or relationship loss, marathon taper has its own special phases and stages. You’ve done the work. The proverbial hay is in the barn. But somehow, cutting back mileage during the final weeks of marathon training plays tricks on many of us. Let’s take a little Kubler Ross-esque look at the stages of [Read More]
NYCM Week 14 Training
Miles: 26 Monday: Yoga Tuesday: Rest (giving wonky knee some healing time) Wednesday: 8 miles upper body strength/core Thursday: 3 miles (plyo intervals) Friday: Rest Saturday: 5k Race Sunday: 12.1 miles Except for the extra rest day, the first week of taper didn’t feel very tapery. Sunday’s 12 at half marathon pace felt like plenty [Read More]
Pumpkin Chase Race Report
It breaks my heart to tell you this, but I was supposed to be in Denver this weekend for the RnR Denver Half. Alas I am not. It’s a long story but suffice it to say, flights to NYC for the marathon in 2 weeks were more $$$ than anticipated and the fallout was no [Read More]
5 Ways to Make Exercise a Habit
There was a time, back in college days, when a friend and I hit up the gym almost daily after class. We’d go and we’d feel great and then, somehow, I’m not sure why, we’d stop going….for like 6 months. That was my pattern when I got out of college as well. I’d hit up [Read More]
WICW and a WINner
WICW. No that’s not a typo. WICW stands for Where I Chafed Wednesday. You can tell it’s marathon season when we’re talking chafe around here. One would think that after running marathons for 7 years and counting, I’d have chafing under control. Um, apparently not so much. Behold my latest lovely: Looks like a chest [Read More]
SOS Rehydrate Review
I am a late comer to this whole electrolyte thing. For years I ran my longer runs with water and a fuel drink like Gatorade or Accelerade. But I struggled in the heat, especially in those late miles. One particularly hot RnR Chi Half, I took a salt packet mid-race. And oh what a difference [Read More]
NYCM Training Week 13
First: Huge congrats to our weekend racers. It was SO much fun to watch my FB and IG feed. The Chicago Marathon weather could not have been more perfect and I am so very proud of all of my runners who threw down one stellar performance after another. Seriously you made this coach very proud. [Read More]
Currently
Books: None as usual. But I do have a new mag. subscription (surprise) that was too good to pass up. I hadn’t read Oxygen in eons but it’s back and better than before. Even though I have less than zero interest in ever becoming a figure competitor, there’s a ton on clean eating and great [Read More]
Week 12 NYCM Training & 3 Winners
Miles Run: 27 Miles Run in September: 135 highest in a year+ Monday: Upper body strength. This should’ve been yoga but I got to class late and didn’t want to be “that” disruptive late yogi I’m always complaining about. Tuesday: 6 miles Wednesday: Yoga/lower body strength/core Thursday: 4.1 miles Friday: Rest Saturday: 5k trail race [Read More]
