Last Tuesday night, hours before Ash Wednesday, I made the (possibly crazy) decision to give up coffee for Lent. There was no "last cup" to savor and no time to mentally prepare. I'm not sure if it being a last minute decision help or hurt the situation, but once I made it through day one I was committed. Over the past few months I found my coffee intake creeping higher and higher. Sometimes on the ... Read the Post...
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Weekly Recap and Zooma Run Love 10k
I think I have reached the point in winter where I am starting to count down the days until spring while also realizing that the weather is just extremely unpredictable and it's pretty much impossible to plan out any sort of workout schedule. Typically I will look at the forecast for the next three days or so, and plan around that. This weekend I had planned to run a virtual 10k for the Zooma Run Love Challenge, but by ... Read the Post...
What I Learned About My Running at the UVA Speed Clinic
As promised, I am finally back with some more information about what I learned at the UVA Speed Clinic. A few weeks ago I shared what the Speed Clinic is and why I went. Today I will talk about what happened while I was there and what I learned about my running. The first part of the session was my actual run on their fancy 3D treadmill. Anything I was wearing that was reflective had to be covered up with tape. As ... Read the Post...
Weekly Workout Recap and My Worst Run in Awhile
It's Monday morning which means it's time for a recap of last week's workouts! There was nothing particularly special about them, although I did get to run outside for the first time in 2 weeks. Oh, but we are expecting more snow tomorrow.... Anyway, let's not think about that! I did have a pretty terrible run this week which I will talk about in a minute. Monday: 45 minutes elliptical. I was getting to the ... Read the Post...