I wanted to talk a little more about the 5k I ran last week (on Thanksgiving) and some of the lessons I learned. This was my first 5k since May 2016. I feel like over the past 4 years my 5k times have gradually gotten slower. Part of the reason for this is that I have been injured quite a bit and haven't trained the way I wanted. I also get nervous about 5ks and will go out too slow. It also helps to have perfect ... Read the Post...
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Month in Review: November 2017
I can't believe it's already the end of November and there is only one more month left in 2017. It was an interesting year, but I'm happy to be finishing it off on a high note. Once again, this month went by quickly and I'm not even sure exactly what happened. My sister got married, Rob and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary, and I ran a 5k on Thanksgiving. Other than that, the month is kind of a ... Read the Post...
Thanksgiving Week Workouts
I can't believe Thanksgiving has come and gone and now it's almost December. Last week was kind of a weird one for me. I took off work on Tuesday for my Dad's surgery, I had presentations all day Wednesday (which meant Monday was my only day in the office), and we celebrated Thanksgiving on Saturday. I also ran a 5k on Thanksgiving morning, my first one in a year and a half! But my Thanksgiving week workouts got ... Read the Post...
5 November Runfessions
Hi there! I hope everyone who celebrated yesterday had a nice Thanksgiving. We are actually planning to celebrate tomorrow. My dad had back surgery on Tuesday so we didn't want to plan anything for yesterday not knowing how his recovery would be going. Rob and I went over there and just hung out with my parents but kept it low-key. My sister and her new husband will join us tomorrow for big, home-cooked meal! So can we ... Read the Post...