I always look forward to tapering. Until it actually comes… I looked at my training plan for the next week and realized just how little there is on it… 8 mile run tomorrow, 8 miles Monday with a tiny bit of uptempo work in it, and then practically nothing until race day. It’s sort of…
During my very slow COLL performance, I had time to think about why I wasn’t performing as I had hoped. One of the things I decided was that from that day on, I needed to make the most out of each and every hard workout in my training schedule. Since Grandma’s, Jerry has had me…
Just over a week until the ING NYC Marathon! Crazy. Normally I would not try back-to-back marathons, but my original plan was to snag the standard at Chicago and then RACE NYC to just see what I had. I was lucky enough to get an invitation to compete in NYC’s professional women’s division again this…
What a better way to start out the week than with a giveaway, right? Have you been looking for a 5k or 10 mile race distance in Mid-August? August 20th, specifically? Well, well – look no further! The Mendota Bottoms 10 mile and 5k will be held August 20th this year. I am contemplating doing…
Aventuras numero uno: What do you do when the day’s events look like this? 1. Nathan needs to leave for ski race at 9am for 11am race, back by 2pm 2. Nichole needs to be at congregation budget review at 9:30, Greta can be in the church nursery during 3. 10:45 church service with baptismal…
Trying to fit in these miles into an already hectic schedule is difficult. Take yesterday, for example: 6:45 Leave for work.7:45 Get to work.5:00 Leave work (should have really stayed late, because I’m behind, but I know I have a long run to get in…)6:20 Get home (after a tire fill because the flat they…
