If I didn't want this, it would be so (too) easy to take a LOT of days off. My training week starts on Monday. I knew this week had: 3 days x 12 mile doubles 18 mile long run 5x1000m repeats 10 miles with 10x100m surges/gear change practice 1 rest day You can see where this is ...
Planning
This came to my inbox on Sunday!
I could NOT have been more excited to get an email from Jerry with THIS on Sunday: CHRISTMAS IN JULY!! I am so thankful to have Jerry continuing to coach me through this pregnancy!! Yeah, I know I'm 25+ weeks pregnant. I also know that I don't have racing goals for the ...
“His eyes were so powerful — and full of belief” – TBT
I love reading through old blog posts. I'll try to post a Throw Back on Thursdays from now on, which should be fun! First, I'll share this post from May of 2013 (original post here) about goal-setting and my fire to find my limits. This post still fires me up :). Chicago didn't ...
So excited: 1.5 weeks until baby, and thinking about training again!
Now that I've accepted the upcoming C-section, I've gone between being super excited to meet baby and thinking that I should just continue to remain pregnant FOREVER. I can keep it in, right? Baby is safe in there, I know what it's eating/drinking, it's quiet, and well... life ...
The Chicago “plan”
Last post I talked about my meeting with Jerry (post here). Here is our plan... long post, beware! Periodization: I'll take the next three weeks to just run. No set schedule. 40-45 miles this week, 80 next, 100 the 3rd week. I'll add in a few "telephone pole" ...
Planning Session with Jerry!
There are 20 week between now and Chicago. As Jerry reminded me, 20 weeks of opportunity to try to craft myself into the best marathoner I can be. He came prepared - as prepared as he has ever been. The first thing he showed me was a pace chart. I brought it ...
![Well, Grandmas marathon did not go as I hoped. My legs felt awful from the gun - which makes for a long 26.6 mile trek! 3:07 long, to be exact (goal was sub 2:50). I don’t know if I was fighting off Anna’s bug or what (she was home with me on Tuesday because of a fever) - but my legs have never felt like that.
Despite that, the experience in Duluth is second to none, and made even more fun by all of my TNC Endurance athletes competing. I could gush about how proud I am of them all day! Their accomplishments outshine mine any day - I love my job as a coach 💕. Congrats to all, and like I’ve been known to say: let’s start scheming about those fall goals! [It’s a really good thing I love the process of marathon training. Seriously. Make training and all of the little things hard, make scheduling time for it tough, make my mind and body ache through training runs — there’s just something about the daily discipline it takes! A special kind of crazy? Probably 🤪] #tncendurance #marathonsareabeast #teamucan #generationucan #sevensundaysmuesli #runhappy #stillaftersub250 #lifegoals](http://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/9c399c2cff55a8be530784fd64307929/5DC813BA/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/65176881_2314513095269533_4011964799912730788_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com "Well, Grandmas marathon did not go as I hoped. My legs felt awful from the gun - which makes for a long 26.6 mile trek! 3:07 long, to be exact (goal was sub 2:50). I don’t know if I was fighting off Anna’s bug or what (she was home with me on Tuesday because of a fever) - but my legs have never felt like that.
Despite that, the experience in Duluth is second to none, and made even more fun by all of my TNC Endurance athletes competing. I could gush about how proud I am of them all day! Their accomplishments outshine mine any day - I love my job as a coach 💕. Congrats to all, and like I’ve been known to say: let’s start scheming about those fall goals! [It’s a really good thing I love the process of marathon training. Seriously. Make training and all of the little things hard, make scheduling time for it tough, make my mind and body ache through training runs — there’s just something about the daily discipline it takes! A special kind of crazy? Probably 🤪] #tncendurance #marathonsareabeast #teamucan #generationucan #sevensundaysmuesli #runhappy #stillaftersub250 #lifegoals")
