This past week of workouts was very similar to what I have been doing most weeks recently. I followed my plan from last week without changing much, and have definitely been feeling better about my running. Dare I say I am over my running slump? I hope so! After Sunday's rest day last week I was ready to run on Monday. I included some hill repeats which I haven't done in a while. I switched up my Thursday tempo ... Read the Post...
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Sunday’s Rest Day Meals
I think that most of my WIAW posts document my Sunday/rest day meals. Not sure why this is, but maybe because it's a new week and I have just gone food shopping/created my meal plan plus have a little extra time to think about taking pictures of my food because I'm not running? Who knows, but for some reason I felt the need to document my food on Sunday so here it is! Nothing too special, but better than many other ... Read the Post...
A Cut-Back Week and Where Did Spring Go?
Last week I shared some of my thoughts on running lately, and how I have found myself in a bit of a slump, feeling like I haven't been making the progress I would like to see. It was really helpful to read all the comments and hear about other runners' experiences with this. It sounds like we all go through ups and downs with our running, sometimes due to life, and other times the causes are not so apparent. While I ... Read the Post...
Thoughts on Running Lately
I started this post in my head on Wednesday's tempo run, initially planning for it to be about getting back into shape after the off-season. As I started thinking about what I would write, it really turned into more of a complaint session in my head about why these runs are feeling so much harder than they did last fall, or at other points during the past few years. So it really turned into more of a thinking out loud ... Read the Post...