This past weekend reminded me of just how much I hate humidity and hills when running. Well I actually don’t HATE hills- I really enjoy a nice downhill and I am learning to conquer the uphills slowly but surely. But they still make my legs tire much more than running on flat ground. Humidity and Hills My run on Saturday was a lovely combination of hot/humid/sunny weather and lots of hills. We had signed up for a ... Read the Post...
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A Marvelous Weekend of Love!
This was a busy but marvelous weekend! It started out with a ~13 mile training run with Falls Road Running on Saturday morning. We got done at like 9:15 and got ready to head to NYC on Amtrak. Our train was supposed to get us to the city by 1:40...well we had some crazy delay issues but we finally made it and got to see two of my good friends celebrate their wedding! I've known one of these lovely brides ... Read the Post...
Meal Planning Week of 9/7-9/13
I wanted to get this post up on Sunday and since I won’t have time to actually do my meal prep until later, I’m just going to share my meal planning rather than what I actually did. Meal Plan Week of 9/7-9/13: Sunday 9/7: Salmon, baked potatoes, asparagus (can you tell salmon is our typical Sunday meal? It’s so easy plus we hate to eat fish too many days after its purchased- its best that first day!) Monday ... Read the Post...
Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 3
This was a hot and humid week, but still a pretty good one. Hopefully running in this weather will make the cooler weather feel easier! Here’s how week 3 looked: Philadelphia Marathon Training Week of 8/31-9/6: Sunday 8/31: Rest: Wine, compression, and Divergent Monday 9/1: 6.2 miles easy (9:47 pace), core Tuesday 9/2: 6.3 miles with 3 at 7:59, 7:56, 7:54, and 6 hill repeats (average overall pace ... Read the Post...