At the risk of sounding completely cliché posting about my favorite workouts on January 2nd, I promise this has nothing to do with resolutions, diets, fads, or “new beginnings” (although, more power to you if that’s the journey you’re embarking on today. You can do it!) and more so just because I thought it was …
Since I registered for the Palm Beach half marathon about 36 hours after finishing Philly, I knew I needed to get some sort of plan together to 1. allow my body to rest and recuperate and 2. prepare for Palm Beach. Last year after running Palm Beach, I basically just sat around for 4 days, …
I had this song in my head all weekend (possibly the best 80s hair ever.) It’s the last week before the Philly half and after my long run on Saturday, it somehow popped into my head and has stayed there since. We actually used to listen to this song warming up for soccer games in …
So who was glued to their TV or computer yesterday watching the NYC marathon? <—ME! I watched the coverage for the first time last year and can guarantee that if I wasn’t already into running, I would’ve been after that. I’m seriously amazed by those runners who can run 26 miles at an average pace …
Another week down another training recap coming at ya! First, let’s do the catch up thing. Here’s what you missed if you were being a slacker this weekend. On the road granola bars <—a great easy homemade snack option Vegetable barley chili <—a spicy fall must ******* Week 5…Like many of you said, the lack …
On to week 3 of training. It’s starting to feel “real!” Philly half training: week 1 Philly half training: week 2 The plan for last week: Reality: Almost exactly as planned. Monday: The day I almost had a panic attack at the bike trail. Got to the beginning of the trail, get all my gear …
Week 2 of training is officially done, 8 more to go! Philly half training: week 1 I almost feel like weeks 1 and 2 were more like “pre-training.” Long runs of 5 and 6 miles are barely “long” enough to make training feel legit to me. A 7 miler planned for later today though finally …
Sometimes I struggle to figure out how to balance my food/recipe posts with my running/workout posts during the week. So, as I train for the Philadelphia half marathon at the end of November, I’ve decided to use Monday’s post as the weekly round-up of my workouts and how I stuck (or didn’t) to the training …
After switching up my training plan on Tuesday since it was pouring outside, I was excited to get in my first real bike ride with blue yesterday. I figured since I biked 8 miles on Sunday that I would shoot for 10-12 and see how I felt. What I didn’t realize was how strong the …
Meet baby blue. Ain’t she pretty? I’ve been wanting to get a bike for awhile now but, over the past 3 weeks it grew to an obsession really and when I get obsessed with something it usually ends up in a purchase. Yesterday was no different. I spent one final morning perusing craigslist hoping to …