Do you ever pay attention to how many servings of fruits and veggies you eat in a day? I usually don't, but once in a while I like to think about it. For some reason on Sundays I always struggle to eat more than a couple of servings, so Mondays are a good day for me to eat lots of the good stuff. As I listed my food from the day (Monday) I also made a note of approximately how many servings of fruits and ... Read the Post...
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What Helped Me Run A Faster Marathon
After the Philadelphia Marathon, a few people had asked me what helped me to cut 15 minutes off my time in 6 months. I had wanted to post about this for awhile, but really wanted to think about what is was that helped me. I realized it wasn't really just one or two things that helped me to run a faster marathon, it was a combination of everything I had learned and incorporated into my training coming together. ... Read the Post...
Year Of Running 2014
2014 was quite a year in running for me. Originally I had wanted to aim for running 2014 miles this year but I realized around October that I wouldn't hit that number. I'm really not even disappointed, because I still think I will hit close to 1900 which is by far the most I have ever run in a year. (I think in 2013 I ran about 1300.) I also know that I was smart about backing off on the miles when my body needed a break, ... Read the Post...
Weekly Workouts 12/7-12/13: Lots Of Short Runs
Since I have no training plan at all right now and I'm pretty much just running whatever I feel like, I've ended up doing short runs more frequently. This has also been giving me opportunities to test out my new Altras. I don't feel like I've had enough time to really decide if I like them or not; so far I think they are just ok. Here's how the week of workouts looked. Weekly Wrap: Lots Of Short ... Read the Post...