Marathon training week 5 is done and dusted. I am waiting for a bad run, I expect it’s bound to happen, but so far it continues to go well. My long run was 12 miles this...
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This week’s stats: Running: 33.9 miCycling: 11.4 miBootcamp: 30 minStrength: 85 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 100 minWarm up/Stretching: 40 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I had another great week of training...
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Marathon training week 4 is done and I am 22.22% through the training plan. I’ve been able to stick with my training schedule and completed all prescribed training sessions without hiccups. Mentally, I am feeling...
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This week’s stats: Running: 30.5 miCycling: 14.4 miBootcamp: 60 minStrength: 110 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 90 minWarm up/Stretching: 60 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I had a good week and I...
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Week 3 of marathon training and all went well. I had hill repeats on my training schedule mid-week and if you’ve been to Sacramento, you know it’s pretty flat here. Hill repeats outdoors are tricky....
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Week 2 of marathon training and I am feeling good. Transitioning to a 5-day run schedule has been seamless so far. I assume it has to do with the fact that I’ve already been working...
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This week’s stats: Running: 27.7 miCycling: 26.1 miBootcamp: 30 minStrength: 100 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 120 minWarm up/Stretching: 50 minMeditation: 35 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This was week 2 of my marathon...
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Ok, here’s my marathon-specific training recap. I am not going into the details of each workout but focus more on documenting my mental state as the trainings progresses and the fuel techniques and gear trials...
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This week’s stats: Running: 28.3 miCycling: 27.3 miBootcamp: 60 minStrength: 145 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 95 minWarm up/Stretching: 80 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. Now that I told you that I...
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Remember when I talked about mantras and motivational quotes on Engie’s blog the other day. Well, here’s another one. Acknowledge your fear and do it anyway. (Emma Lovewell, Peloton Instructor) Good one, eh? So I...
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