The other day I wanted to do a workout to help me prepare for my next 5k. I shared this on Instagram and wanted to get into a bit more detail here as well! I call this a fast-finish focused 5k workout because you work on getting faster as the workout progresses! As I explained when I posted my 5k Tune-Up workout, I tend to start out slower when I do speed work and get faster as the workout progresses. However, in my ... Read the Post...
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Using My Running to Learn From The Past
After writing yesterday's post about my 2015 goals, I haven't been able to stop thinking about what my next steps will be. Should I sign up for a half marathon? A full marathon? Wait a bit longer and continue on as I've been doing for a little while? How will I make sure that I can take what I have learned over the past 6 months and use it to my advantage in my future training? I'm trying to make sure that I learn from ... Read the Post...
A Look Back at June 2015
And just like that half of 2015 has come and gone! As usual I will be talking about June but also the first half of the year overall. You can read my other monthly recaps so far here: January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 -I say this every month, but I'm still focusing on getting stronger and improving my form. This has meant very few races (two 5ks so far this year) and not yet ... Read the Post...
Tried It Tuesday: Community Acupuncture
Remember how a few weeks ago I won a gift card for acupuncture at a 5k? Well, after looking a little more into the clinic where I won the gift card, I learned that it was considered "community acupuncture", and had the opportunity to give it a try last week. I'll talk a little more about what that means and what I thought of it in today's post! We all know that acupcunture can be expensive, and for alot of people ... Read the Post...