Spring is always a busy season for me, but this year brings more events and celebrations than usual. Outside of the usual holidays and birthdays, I also have two weddings, a bridal shower, bachelorette weekend, baby showers, and my niece's Baptism/first birthday celebration. This is all between now and June! Of course I am excited about all of these events, but I definitely need to get creative with my gift ideas! I ... Read the Post...
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The Best Things About Running
This week's theme for Tuesdays on the Run is "The best thing about running is...", but how could I choose just one thing? I figured five was a reasonable number, without going too overboard. Be sure to check out the link-up to see what everyone else loves about running! Thanks Marcia, Patty, and Erica for hosting! I tried not to overthink this too much and just came up with the first five things that popped ... Read the Post...
Last Week’s Reminder to Focus on Recovery!
Just because I'm not "training" for a race doesn't mean I can just ignore recovery. I was reminded of this at the end of the week as my legs were just dead from strength training, a tempo run, and a long run. Even though my mileage was lower than last week, my body was still adjusting to adding some of these harder workouts back in. I've also come to realize that sometimes my body needs a break for no "logical" reason. I ... Read the Post...
Race Pace Effort Adjustable Workout
As you probably know, my last marathon was in November and since then I haven't done any races (other than a virtual 10k) and almost all of my runs have been at an easy pace. My mileage has been lower to work around the winter weather and I have pretty much just done whatever pace felt good each day. I've been getting to the point where I want to start varying my paces again (although mother nature likes to get in the way ... Read the Post...
