Between the freezing cold weather and rain this week, I am truly surprised that I got all of my training runs in. I am really hoping the rest of the winter isn’t like this!Week of 1/5/14-1/11/14Sunday 1/5: Rest day: 30 minutes reflexion yogaMonday 1/6: AM- 6.07 miles easy (9:49 pace), Runner’s core stage 3 level 2, PM- strengthTuesday 1/7: AM- 8 miles on treadmill (9:30 pace), core work, 30 min yogaWednesday 1/8: 4 miles ... Read the Post...
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How to Balance Training and Life
I haven’t been talking much lately about wine, although I thought it would be a part of the focus of this blog. I have found that I typically have much more to say about running and training than I do about drinking wine. However, a priority of mine is to balance my training with everything else I have going on. Let's talk about how to balance training and life. How to Balance Training and Life Even though I ... Read the Post...
Raleigh Marathon Training- Week 2
Yesterday marked the end of the second week of training for the Rock n Roll Raleigh Marathon. I read the book “Hanson’s Marathon Method” and am following that concept for my training. It includes a lot of easy days of running, with a long run on tired legs. source My plan is to start training with higher mileage than usual and see how my body adjusts. If I notice its too much for me, I’ll cut it back. Here’s what week 2 ... Read the Post...
Would You Rather? (Running Survey)
A few days ago Cori from Olivetorun posted a “Would you rather?” running survey, so I thought I would chime in with my responses. #1. Would you rather run in a thunderstorm or a snowstorm? Well after my experience running in snow would probably go with thunderstorm. Unless there is active lightning. I don’t mind running in the rain, and I don’t mind running in the cold/snow, but ice and lightning change ... Read the Post...
