I’ve been wanting to do a post about this (or share it somewhere on my blog) for a few weeks now, and today Salt posted a Link-up that fit perfectly! I spent the first half of 2014 training for and recovering from the Raleigh Marathon. I was waiting to sign up for other races until I was feeling ready (physically and mentally). I signed up for The Philadelphia Marathon soon after Raleigh, since it was so far out and I ... Read the Post...
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Last Week’s Workouts: 6/1-6/7
Workouts Week of 6/1-6/7: Sunday: Rest Day (drove back from NY) Monday: 5.11 miles with hill repeats (8:09 pace), CX Works Tuesday: 10 miles easy (9:32 pace) Wednesday: 4.07 miles for National Running Day (8:07 pace), Body Pump, CX Works, PM: 75 mins hot yoga Thursday: 9 Miles: 3 miles easy, 8x400s with 400 m recovery, 2 miles easy (8:50 pace overall) Friday: 3.75 miles easy (9:25 pace), Body ... Read the Post...
6 Dot Dash 6k Race Recap
This morning Rob and I ran a 6k called “6 Dot Dash” which was held by the National Federation of the Blind to advance Braille literacy. The last time I ran a 6k was 2009 and Rob has never done one before. I figured I could beat by time of 29:01 (7:45 pace) based on my 5k times, but wasn’t too worried about it. I knew the course because it was on streets I run everyday. We went to Charm City Run yesterday for packet pick ... Read the Post...
Printable Meal Planning Worksheet (A Saturday Without Running)
Like I said a few days ago, I decided to take Saturday as my rest day this week before my race on Sunday. I don’t usually worry too much about taking the day off before a short race, but with a 10 miler next Saturday I needed to strategize. So this morning, instead of getting up and going out running for hours, I got started on my weekly meal planning and grocery list using my meal planning worksheet. I created a form ... Read the Post...