For so long I was injured or coming back from injury, so I was slowly increasing each run very systematically. Then, I decided to do a half so I structured a couple of weeks of workouts to prepare for that. Now, I don't have any sort of plan. This week I had a hard time deciding how much to run and ended up doing more than I set out to do. (This is what happens when I don't have a plan.) I should really just make myself ... Read the Post...
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Baltimore Running Festival Half-Marathon 2017
The Baltimore Running Festival will always be a special event for me, mostly because it was my first race in 2007! This means I have been racing for 10 years. I've participated in the BRF 6 times now and I can remember exactly why I didn't participate those other years. The first time I did this race I ran it in 1:53:09. Then, when I returned in 2011, I ran it in the exact same time!! So part of me was like "wouldn't ... Read the Post...
A Surprise Race Week
If you didn't know I was doing a race last week, don't worry. I didn't tell anyone! Except Rob, because he had to pick up my bib. I'll be sharing more about this surprise race later this week, but for today I want to back up and talk about the week leading up to the race. A Surprise Race Week So to back up a bit, I started running again after taking 6 weeks off at the end of August. Around the end of September I got ... Read the Post...
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Who do I think I am, jumping back into these harder workouts and long runs? Let me just put this disclaimer out there: Do as I say, not as I do. I would never recommend this type of return to running to anyone else. As a running coach, I am more than familiar with the concept of increasing gradually and adding back speed or distance, not both at the same time. But here I am, happily running double-digit long runs again ... Read the Post...