It's time for my Baltimore Running Festival 2013 Race Recap! Let me start by saying that over the past 3 days there has been a lot of wine consumed. It feels really nice to just have a few glasses and not worry about being dehydrated for a run the next day. So let’s back up to before the wine drinking commenced. Everything pre-race was pretty standard. Friday night pasta with turkey meatballs, salad, and bread. Lots of ... Read the Post...
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A Quick Race Update
I ran and finished the marathon with a smile on my face (sort of) but didn’t PR or break 4:00. I really enjoyed the first half of the race, but just lost my momentum during the second half. My official results said that I an an “8:23 pace” for the first split. Based of those splits, one would think I went out too fast and that’s why I crashed at the end. However, based on the garmin times I was reading, this is what I ... Read the Post...
Race Week
Race week is here! The marathon is in 2 days, so I thought I would share what has been going on this week along with some of my race goals. On Wednesday I went for a 3 mile run, and the intention was to wear the outfit I would wear on race day. I was planning to wear shorts and a tank top since it was supposed to be sunny and in the mid 60s at the start. I was considering adding compression socks and arm sleeves which I ... Read the Post...
BRF Training Week 16…2 more to go!
This was one of those weeks where I really don’t know what I would do without running. It kept me sane throughout a stressful week and was the only consistency I could count on. Here’s how it went: Weekly Recap: Sunday 9/22: Yoga in the park Monday 9/23: 5.29 miles easy (average pace 8:36) Core work. For this run I added in a few faster intervals. I felt good and ran one of my miles in under 8:00. Tuesday 9/24: 8 miles ... Read the Post...