I am now on week 7 of my training, with 8 weeks to go. I’m at a point where I feel like I have put in a lot of hard work, but I am starting to question if my workouts will get me to where I need to be. I’m still not even sure what a reasonable goal is for this race. I want to set a big goal, but I also want to have a decent chance of achieving it. I’ve read dozens of stories of people knocking 20, 30, or even 40 ... Read the Post...
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Weekends Are For Long Runs And Wine
Last week at work someone asked me what plans I had for the weekend. My reply? “I get to run 18 miles on Saturday”. Yea, I definitely got quite a look about that statement. All week I was seriously excited for my long run. I’m not sure what is was- probably a combination of the nice weather, a good streak of runs lately, and the excitement of getting my long run distance up to 18. While training for the Raleigh marathon ... Read the Post...
Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 6
I’m not really sure how a whole week has gone by and I still haven’t gotten caught up on everything. But this weekend has already been a productive one and I am hoping to have more time for blogging over the next few days! The good news is I survived another week of marathon training so at least as I have something to share until I get inspired to write a real post. Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 6: Sunday: ... Read the Post...
Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 5
So it’s Sunday night and I haven’t done anything blog related since Wednesday morning. Things have been hectic and I just haven’t been able to keep up with it all. I decided to pop in and share my training from last week which was Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 5, since I don’t have to do much thinking in order to put this kind of post together! Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 5 This week felt long as far ... Read the Post...