2025 was not the running year that I thought I would have. After my blow-myself-away successful first marathon, I thought I would just continue to pursue new goals last year, but 2025 had other plans. Life got crazy from the get-go, and running had to be repeatedly put on the...
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I saw that Stephany posted her own version of the End-of-the-year Survey again this year. I participated only once (in 2021), but this is so fun to read and put together, and it seemed like a good time to answer the questions again for myself. 1) What did you do in...
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As mentioned, we didn’t travel this year for Christmas. It was, once again, just the two of us. With all the hustle and bustle around the holidays, I am sure that sounds nice to some, lonely for others, but we’re ok. We’ve been mastering the quiet Christmas over the years....
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How is it the end of November already? How is it the end of NaBloPoMo again? I am always a little surprised when we finally make it to the last day of the month, but friends, we made it. YOU made it. We had a record-breaking number of participants this...
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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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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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And here we are again… at the end of November and the end of NaBloPoMo. I am always a little surprised when we finally make it to the last day of the month, but friends, we made it. YOU made it. I’ve been so thrilled that so many people followed...
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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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