When I think back on the races that were the most challenging for me, one word comes to mind: HILLS. I guess I have never been good at running hills (probably because you need glutes to do so and I don't have any- or maybe it's the other way around?) I'm going to talk briefly about the top 3 races that were my most challenging and what I learned from each. Marine Corps Historic Half 2010 Pretty sure I was ... Read the Post...
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Weekly Workouts And Other Updates
It's hard to believe that another week of 2015 has come and gone! I'm writing this post on Sunday afternoon wondering what this upcoming week of weather will bring. It seems like lately the weather predictions haven't been very accurate, and they are saying that we may get a few inches of snow on Monday and a few more on Tuesday, and then maybe something later in the week too. I know that other parts of the east ... Read the Post...
Meal Planning And Prep: Whole30 Week 3
Last weekend I spent more time than usual on my meal planning and prepping. I really wanted to have enough food to make it through the week without ending up throwing things away. As a result I think we ended up spending more than we would have liked on groceries- however, I think we bought just the right amount of everything. Anything we have extra of will still be good going forward into next week. I ... Read the Post...
Be Your Own Injury Detective
As you probably know, lately I have been dealing with some nagging pain and tightness that has interfered with my running. Did you notice how I didn't use the word "injury" there? I didn't even want to use the "I" word in the title of this post but I also didn't want it to be 15 words long. When does something cross the line from a tightness/pain to an injury anyway? I have no idea what the answer to that ... Read the Post...