You know how, when you’re training for a race, there’s always something that gets in the way? I figured out that’s just life. There will always be some obstacle to deal with. Accustomed to running higher volume, I went into this marathon on low mileage. Comparatively, very low mileage. The tough part is that no […]
Marathons are funny things. Sometimes you break the rules; and sometimes the marathon breaks the rules too. My inner rebel dictated this (somewhat brief) training cycle as well as race day. I went into Run Rock ‘n’ Roll race weekend in New Orleans with no expectations other than to finish, have fun and make some […]
I felt my few sips of water slopping around in my stomach at mile six and knew fuel and hydration were going to be a struggle on this race. There is no point panicking. One thing I have learned is though I may have lost my mind every time I sign up for a marathon, […]
It turns out I didn’t have time to get into trouble this last month. I was too busy running. Earlier this week someone asked me casually how many miles I’d run this month and I wasn’t sure. It would be one of my higher months, and I knew that, but that was the extent of […]
I had a relaxed, slow long run day today. You know; my favorite day of the week. I also like it because it precedes a rest day and after six days of training, I’m ready for my down time. Don’t text. Don’t call. Just bring more wine. My legs are heavy and tired, but I’m […]
There’s something about a run with no plan that is so liberating. It’s like being given free time. I get a similar feeling from my Sunday run (or runs, if I do two) as I do from my recovery day. The difference is that I still get to run on a Sunday; or not run. […]
My long run. And a real long run, not a short-long run. This is the run that closes my third week of training. If you read yesterday’s post about the aborted hill sprint workout in a bid to save this one, I can tell you that it was worth it. What a fantastic close to […]
Running Doubles and More Running doubles is not a complex term. It just means running twice in a day. It’s not my primary focus right now, but usually people choose this approach either to get the miles in due to their schedules or to teach their bodies to run in a glycogen depleted state. For […]