Raleigh Marathon Training Week 14 Week of 3/23/14- 3/29/14Sunday 3/23: Rest (started to feel knee pain)Monday 3/24: Body PumpTuesday 3/25: Quick Strength for Runners Week 7 Part 1, 30 minutes YogaWednesday 3/26: 60 Minutes Spin Class, CX Works (a 30 minute core class at my gym)Thursday 3/27: Quick Strength for Runners Week 7 Part 2Friday 3/28: 3 miles easy (9:51 pace)Saturday 3/29: 12 miles (8:36 pace)Total: 15 ... Read the Post...
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Raleigh Marathon Training Week 13…Taper Begins
Well I made it through the hardest physical part of the training…the peak weeks, high mileage, and hardest workouts. Unfortunately I can’t say “I’m feeling great and ready for this race!” but I will get to that later in the post. Here’s how last week went: Week of 3/16/14- 3/22/14 Sunday 3/16: 60 minutes reflexion yoga Monday 3/17: 8 miles easy in the snow (~10:45 pace overall), Pilates for Runners DVD, PM-Body Pump ... Read the Post...
Rock N Roll USA 1/2 Marathon Race Recap
Now that some time has passed since the DC 1/2 marathon, I wanted to share my experience there (even though I wasn’t “racing”!) My day started at 4am. I wanted to get on the first metro at 5am, because the last time I ran this race I remember the metro being PACKED. I had to leave Baltimore around 4:25 to get to the metro by 5am. On my drive there I drank some coffee, water, and ate a banana and a half a bagel with peanut ... Read the Post...
Raleigh Marathon Training Week 12 and Race Reflections
As I mentioned in Friday’s post, I ran in the Rock N Roll USA half marathon in DC this Saturday. I am going to do a post about the race, but today’s post will include some of my thoughts about my experience running this weekend. I’ll start by recapping the training week: Week of 3/9/14- 3/15/14 Sunday 3/9: Quick Strength for Runners Week 5 (Part 1), 30 minutes reflexion yoga Monday 3/10: 11.06 miles with 2 x 3 miles ... Read the Post...
