As I mentioned on Monday, I recently passed the halfway point in my marathon training. With 8 weeks down and 8 more to go, I thought I would take a few minutes to reflect on what I have learned so far- thinking out loud style. 1.BODY GLIDE!!! I have been running for over a decade but still had to learn this lesson the hard way. Last week I did my long run in a pair of shorts that I don't wear very much and I guess I ... Read the Post...
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WIAW: Keeping It Simple
Lately I have been all about keeping my meals simple. This means leftovers, making recipes I am familiar with or that seem easy, and preparing foods on the weekends, like my on-the-go breakfasts. I think that I am getting to the point in training where I don't have the energy to do anything extra, yet I want to eat everything in sight. So, here is how a simple Monday looked...through pictures (mostly), because isn't ... Read the Post...
On-The-Go Breakfast Recipe Round-Up
Today's post is a round-up of on-the-go breakfast recipes, but if you are looking to read about running today you should head over to Meredith's Blog--> The Cookie ChRUNicles. She will be talking about the taper as she prepares for her half-marathon this weekend and she will be sharing some tips that I sent her way! See the post here: Taper Strategies Lately I have had zero time in the morning to cook breakfast ... Read the Post...
Route 66 Marathon Training Week 8
Week 8 is over which means I am halfway through my training! This was a good week, with some solid workouts and an 18 mile long run. Things got moved around a bit because of a Friday night wedding. Here is how the week looked. Monday: 6 miles easy, core and hip exercises Tuesday: 7 miles- this was supposed to be a 2 mile w/u, then 7:20, 8:10, 7:20, 8:10, and c/d for 1 mile. I ran this on ... Read the Post...