I made it to the taper!! That feels good to say. This was a tough week, but I survived...and while it's "all downhill from here" there are still some workouts and long runs to get through. However, I think by this point I have put in most of the work so from here on out it's all about being smart and not overdoing it. Monday: 7 miles easy, core and hip exercises Tuesday: 10 miles: 2 mile warm ... Read the Post...
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DC Weekend Recap + Food
Last weekend Rob and I took a trip to DC to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary a few weeks early. You would think that by living in Baltimore it would be pretty simple to get to DC which is only like 50 miles away or something, but the two cities' ridiculous amounts of traffic make it rather difficult. I'll skip all the travel details, but we ended up meeting at the metro stop near our hotel on Friday around 7:15. ... Read the Post...
Route 66 Marathon Training Week 12
Another week is complete, which means there is only one big week left until the taper! This was a 50 mile week, ending with a 20 mile run that included 10 miles at marathon goal pace. Rob and I went to DC for the weekend, so we did this run on a trail. It was the perfect change of scenery for completing this tough run! We were struggling through the first 8 miles, and later realized we had gone up a long, steady incline. ... Read the Post...
All Over The Place Life Updates
I had every intention of having my Baltimore Half recap up yesterday, but never got around to writing it. And then when I finally sat down to blog I realized I had a million other things on my mind and it would be too hard to think back on the race. And what better way to blog when your brain is all over the place than by thinking out loud? I am realizing that when I don't blog every day it's much harder to sit down and ... Read the Post...
