Immediately after the runDisney Avengers weekend, I was on travel for work. That makes it difficult to train – strange hours, a hotel gym – if you can call it that. The following week I was to be on vacation, again traveling to see family. During my work travel week, I was feeling sore from … More Trips During Training
For Kim, Joyce and my #Firsties….No runner left behind. Thank you. … More Yin, Yang and Superheroes
It’s the day after. The day after 20 miles. First let me start by saying: I DID IT! Okay, now that that’s out of the way my journey: I got up at 5 am to start prepping to go for the run. Made some toast with peanut butter – needed time to digest, filled my … More Surviving 20 – The Aftermath
Tomorrow marks another milestone in my training for the full marathon. The mileage on the calendar is 20. Yes, 20. For many training plans, the long runs never exceed 20 to train, so I know that, despite having two additional longer runs after this weekend, this is extremely far. I’m super nervous about going out … More 20 Eve
By the middle of October I was in full swing again, albeit with a slower pace and was aiming to complete every training run and stay on my carb cycling path. And I did. On the 17th of October, I had to do a 17 mile run. I was scared. This would be the longest … More The Longest Ever……(so far)
When I last left off, I was heading into a 15 mile training run. I was nervous because my prior long run of only 13 miles was such a disaster. I also had issues in terms of time constraints and wanted to be able to slow down. So when an all-day conference call for work … More What Can I Accomplish in a Month? First up…..15
After last month’s Disneyland Half Marathon, I took a look at the lessons learned and was grateful I had a reprieve in that two weeks ago my long run was only 13 miles – sort of a do-over. I hate how runners say “only” before mileage, because anything longer than one mile should be viewed … More Rebuilding
Two weeks ago, I received my inserts/orthotics from the podiatrist to assist with my realignment. I believe I mentioned earlier that my feet didn’t form properly and my family and I now refer to them as my “Neanderthal feet”, but ok. The break in period is tough – you wear them for one hour the … More Week 10: “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” (Walt Disney)
The past two weeks of running have been fairly successful. I am wanting to run more, but am keeping it slow at my 1:00/0:30 intervals. This is training to avoid temptation so I don’t go out too fast in January. Jeff Galloway had a post on his Instagram account: “Your strongest muscle and your worst enemy is … More Happy Birthday to Me: Closing Out Week 6
Week 4 of training just came to an end. I missed another run due to work and other things in the way, but managed to complete the “long run” of 5.5 miles yesterday. The past two weeks have left me feeling extremely defeated. The weather has been more humid than normal for SoCal, … More Under Pressure
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