Nov 3, 2017
~ Flashback Friday ~ I Run This week's flashback? I Run
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~ Flashback Friday ~ I Run This week's flashback? I Run
I Run
I think I’ve at least hinted at this before, but if not here goes. I run. Not fast. Not all that well. And not nearly as often as I would like. But, I run. And I love it. I was just talking to someone about training for races and got way more excited than any person should when talking about running. The thought of being out there, on a trail, not really sure if you’ve lost your way or if you…
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2 Marathons in 2 Weeks
How Marathon Maniacs has completed distorted my reality on the difficulty of marathoning..
Being part of Marathon Maniacs has severely sewed my reality of what should and should not be easily humanly possible. One of the lowest criteria to join the club is 2 marathons within 16 days, so how hard could this actually be? December 4th would be the day that I answered that question for myself. The Rock N Roll San Antonio trip was relatively last minute. I’m planning on doing Dallas in…
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Route 66 Recap: Hills Hurt
Route 66 Recap: Hills Hurt
Get your kicks on Route 66? More like get your but kicked by every hill in Tulsa! This marathon was a tough one, and my lack of training was more evident than ever! Since, per usual, I struggled to keep ya’ll updated, here’s a brief recap. Training started in July and was going great until a got hit by a bus called a “peritonsillar abscess” in September. After about 2 weeks of undiagnosed strep…
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So I just signed up for another half... On Sunday - Don't know if I'm insane or an addict
The Day You Realize You're No Longer A Track Runner
Track was life back in the day. But I'm no longer a track runner, and it shows.
For 6 years of my life, track was everything. It’s the one sport that you loved to hate. You could be in the best shape of your life and still get your ass kicked by a tough workout. But those ass-kicking workouts only fueled the fire. Your mind would push your body until it could go no further, and it would always surprise you how far that actually was. Now, to clarify, I was no all-star runner.…
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Week 3: Easy on the Long Run, Hard on the Speed Work
A little late on the post but feeling really great about our first step-back week.
We’re at our first step-back week. It’s a wonderful time for recovery and a shift in focus. We’re going to be hitting our speed workouts a little hard this week and taking some time to enjoy our long runs. The Yasso repeats and the tempo run are going to be major focuses while the rest of the week is going to be all about recovery. Week 3 Training: This is a good week to start pushing during…
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The Heat Dome: Where Runs Go to Die
The Heat Dome: Where Runs Go to Die
I’m by no means a summer runner. I dread running in anything above 75°F. You give me a day below freezing and I’m perfectly content throwing down a run in just spandex and a long sleeve shirt. You add some heat and humidity, and I’m probably going to have a bad run. So needless to say, this “heat dome” that all the weathermen are talking about is really cramping my training. Several times last…
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