#richmondmarathon

[cmjhawk86]

As alluded a couple of days ago, with some regret I am pulling out of #richmondhalfmarathon2019 this weekend. After battling a sinus infection for 10 days and missing a week of training, I am now just working my way back. @usatfclubxc #usatfxcnationals remains my target race for the season and running a #halfmarathon at less than my best right now just doesn't make any sense from a fitness and recovery standpoint. I still have a hotel booked in #rva though, and am planning to go down, get my own Saturday morning run in and support my many friends who are doing the #richmondmarathon, half and 8k. Then after it we will all celebrate properly. 🍻 #runblr #fitblr #fallracingseason #runningrecovery https://www.instagram.com/p/B4yl_o3H8tp/?igshid=16tt23dsdct4

[therunhome]

How I love to spend a weekend whenever I get the chance! . . . #weekend #raceday #8k #halfmarathon #marathon #cheers #cheersquad #roadrace #run #running #runner #richmondmarathon #babyitscoldoutside (at Richmond, Virginia)

[cmjhawk86]

Even skinny distance guys can have muscles. Good workout day after a few hellish work days when I couldn’t train. But as my coaches at @mcmillanrunning say, life happens, don’t stress about those times, just get back in the saddle as soon as you can. So I did, with a progressive 4 miler during #leelancersxc practice and a half hour of #mcmillanrunteam Prehab work after it. A good day. #runblr #fitblr #usatfxcnationals #mastersxcrunner #athleticseasttc #fallrunning #richmondhalfmarathon2019 #richmondmarathon (at Robert E. Lee High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QkPBdHIOm/?igshid=1ngmnfzd9annw

[cmjhawk86]

On the bus back to
@leehighschool_lancers with my #leelancersxc runners. We came out to @woodgrovehigh today to get some work in on the regionals course before Wednesday’s championship #xc meet. After one time jogging and walking to get familiar with it, we got down to business and knocked down some 800s on it. Yep, even coach. Great workout. 8 miles for the day, zero excuses to not know the course now. #weready #runblr #fitblr #hsxc #fallrunning #mastersxcrunner #xccoachlife #usatfxcnationals #richmondhalfmarathon2019 #richmondmarathon #athleticseasttc (at Woodgrove High School)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4XswZgHrse/?igshid=1agaiunheot9w

[cmjhawk86]

Time to get back to real training. I've had four weeks to recover and put a bad #njmarathon performance behind me. And you know what? That was then, this is now. I was mad about that race for a few days but then filed it away. Now on to the next challenge, of rediscovering my speed and crushing some short races this summer, before building up to #richmondmarathon later this year. Tonight it was an easy 4 with some striders, leading the 5k group I'm coaching this summer. Then I worked core strength for the first time in over a month. I'll be feeling it tomorrow but it was worth it. #runblr #fitblr #summerrunning #5ktraining #lifetimerun #lifetimefairfax #ltemployee #summerspeed (at Life Time Athletic - Fairfax)

[cmjhawk86]

@njmarathon is in the books, for better or for worse. Not the race I hoped for, truthfully it was a disaster, but it's time to move on. I've got some #postmarathonrecovery ahead of me and a chance to do something other than #longruns. So it felt good to get on the hybrid bike tonight for a few miles. It was too nice not to get out! I stopped by the track at #fallschurchhighschool to check in on #leelancerstrackandfield. I'm not coaching this spring but I'm already organizing for #leelancersxc this fall. Anyway, I've missed #cycling during #marathontraining and with a break of about 3 months before #richmondmarathon training starts, I plan to get in lots of rides. #runblr #fitblr #bikeblr #coachlife #springisawesome #njmarathon2018 (at Falls Church high School Mccullock field)

[cmjhawk86]

Near the finish of the @njmarathon I finally saw @lynnucla and gave it my best to paste a smile on my face. OK, at least some of it was sincere. After all, I was happy to see her, and to almost be done with this hellish race. I really thought everything lined up well for me today - hitting my marks in recent workouts, nailing my dress rehearsal race at #gwparkwayclassic10miler last week, a flat course. But it wasn't meant to be. One by one, I watched my A through D goals run past me and disappear from sight. In the end I was left with "just f@&$ing finish." And that at least did happen. There was no way it wasn't happening. Good race or bad, it's now time to recover and rebuild. Then I'll be motivated to train hard for #richmondmarathon later this year. #runblr #fitblr #njmarathon2018 #marathontraining #springracingseason #mcmillanrunning #mcmillanrunteam #dcroadrunners (at Long Branch, New Jersey)

[cmjhawk86]

It's been a while since I've done 2 marathons in the same year but #richmondmarathon has been on my list for a while. Plus the @trottin_oxen are sure to be there in force. So I'm in! #runblr #fitblr #marathontraining