With every day that passes, I find myself more in love with chasing this crazy goal. I’m trying to talk myself out of it – since it’s absurd and likely not even close to being possible. But I just can’t shake it… and not only that, I find myself wanting it more and more. Sub-2:50…
With each week that has passed since TCM, I’ve become a little more excited about the upcoming race season. I’ve also had a couple of good workouts, which fuels excitement. Nothing amazing, but I’m moving in the right direction. My first 1k workout after TCM (10/17) was decent, except that in the short time I…
The last 5 weeks have FLOWN by, perhaps as evidenced by my lack of posts… The two weeks since my last post have been filled with a lot of sleepless nights, trying to keep the house clean for showings (aka a half day’s scramble to make our house presentable!), directing the Frightening 5k, appointments, an…
Email #1, To: Jerry Nichole, after receiving January’s plan that averaged 60-65 mpw: I was thinking ahead to the Grandma’s Marathon training cycle, where I’d like to be at or around 100+ mpw. Should (can?!?) I then be closer to 80s right now? Jerry: I was thinking along those same lines but was concerned about…
Guess my finish time, folks! … … My 5ks progression since discovering sobriety: 1st 5k, done while at Beauterre, 8/16 – 24:01 2nd at the Frightening 5k on Halloween, 10/31 – 20:48 3rd at the Jingle Bell 5k, 12/19 – 19:05!!! *Just 4 months after my 24:01* I’m just as surprised as anyone. My goals…
Mileage is getting up there! Running at the cabin, putting some good miles on my YakTrax. Training update: This has been a great week. I was able to get all of my workouts in, which is the first week I’ve been able to do that – mostly due to motivational issues. I asked Craig to…