I’ve decided: I’m going to try a fall marathon. I gave myself a while to think about it, so I could be sure that I’d be committed. It’s really demanding to train for one, and I wanted to make sure I was mentally ready to start another cycle. It’s been really nice to take time…
if I didn’t spend as much time as I do on running and skiing. This week has been really nice — taking the first half of the week off and then running whenever I felt like it/however far I felt like during the 2nd half. It’s great! I actually have time to run errands and…
I went to Sisu skiers/Vakava practice on Thursday evening, and wow… today my hamstrings and glutes are REALLY sore :). It’s amazing how the marathon didn’t make me sore (hardly at all), but one testing session at practice could. It reminds me how much I have to work on! We did 4x1200m loops at Battle…
The 2009 Fargo Marathon was such great race for me! I woke up 2:15 to race time, quickly dressed, and headed down to the hotel’s continental breakfast. It’s pretty cool to see so many runners congregated in one spot :). Breakfast was great, and I think I ate exactly what I needed: 2 packets of…
Yeah, I’m a little less stuffy than yesterday! That’s great news. Still not great, and the legs still feel sick when climbing stairs, but at least I’m going in the right direction. I’m trying to be positive — there’s nothing I can do about this now 🙂 (besides water and sleep… which I’ve done all…
I’m still sick, which is really hard for me to accept. WHY now? I’ve trained so well and my recent race results have been the best they’ve been in years. I would LOVE to be able to rock out this Saturday, to be able to show off what I’ve worked so hard for… Ugggg, how…