What can I say? I did it. Last weekend, I became a marathoner and joined the club of roughly 0.01% of the world’s population (0.05% of the US population) that has completed a marathon. It’s a mind-blowing statistic because marathons and running races in general have become so popular and...
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This week’s stats: Running: 36.8 miCycling: 5.1 miStrength: 30 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 130 minWarm up/Stretching: 5 minMeditation: 25 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week was race week! I cannot believe my marathon was coming up on Sunday! I had a little bit of a cold going...
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I can’t believe we’ve arrived at the end of this 18-week training plan. The marathon is next weekend and only a few short (taper) runs are left this week before the rubber (literally) meets the road. I am super happy with how the training went, I was able to stick...
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This week’s stats: Running: 26.9 miCycling: 5 miStrength: 60 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 70 minWarm up/Stretching: 35 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. We’re officially one week away from race day. Aaah! I am nervous, but excited. This week felt nice. The runs were easy runs, the...
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This week was the last week of structured training runs (intervals and tempo) and we’re slowly reducing the length of the long run. I am welcoming the taper phase but I am also acutely aware of what that means: Race Day is near! Eek! I am a bit nervous but...
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This week’s stats: Running: 37.5 miCycling: 15.4 miStrength: 60 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 80 minWarm up/Stretching: 60 minMeditation: 20 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week was a pretty normal week. I only had to switch two days (Monday and Tuesday) because of my mammogram appointment and was...
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And the training continues. Usually, I’d take a week off from running after a race, but because the 20-miler last weekend was part of the training and only a “test race” for the main event, training continued this week. I was pretty tired on Monday and a little sore, so...
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This week’s stats: Running: 41 miCycling: 5.8 miBootcamp: 30 minStrength: 60 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 70 minWarm up/Stretching: 45 minMeditation: 50 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. Usually, I take a week off running after a race, but since the 20-miler last weekend was “part of the training”...
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