Happy Sunday! This week I started embracing the taper, and boy is it fun! It really is my favorite part of training. I love having extra time to do more stretching and foam rolling, and the shorter distance runs are great too. Here’s my recap for week 12 of marathon training: Monday, September 23 OrangeTheory […]
Archives for September 2019
Join Me For September Runfessions!
Happy Friday! Also, Happy Fall! Anyone else excited about the official start of Fall this week? I say bring on the apple picking, pumpkin flavored everything, sweatshirts and cooler weather. As usual, since it’s the last Friday of the month, I’m linking up with Marcia from Marcia’s Healthy Slice for Runfessions. Let’s get this party […]
Tuesday Topics: What are your Running/Racing Pet Peeves?
Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another edition of Tuesday Topics. This week we have a fun topic for you! This week’s Tuesday Topic: What are your running/racing pet peeves? You can write about this or any running related blog post. Remember to Link-up with Kim and Zenaida and the bottom of this post! I’m usually […]
Weekly Run Down: Chicago Marathon Training – Week 11
Happy Sunday! This week felt SUPER long so I’m glad that it’s over. I was very anxious about my long run yesterday but thankfully it went pretty well. I can’t believe that I’m only 3 weeks away from raceday! Here’s my recap for week 11 of marathon training: Monday, September 16 6 mile run. Monday […]
Tuesday Topics: Embracing the Taper – Yay or Nay?
Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another edition of Tuesday Topics. This week we have a fun topic for you! This week’s Tuesday Topic: Taper time – love it or hate it? You can write about this or any running related blog post. Remember to Link-up with Kim and Zenaida and the bottom of this post! […]
Weekly Run Down: Chicago Marathon Training – Week 10
Happy Sunday! Yikes – what a week! It started off really well but I had some trouble on Saturday’s long run. This week of training didn’t quite go as planned (more on that later), but I’m happy to put this week behind me and move forward. Here’s my recap for week 10 of marathon training: […]
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Tuesday Topics: Surftown Half Marathon Race Recap
Happy Tuesday! This week’s Tuesday Topic: How do you stay fit with at home workouts? You can write about this or any running related blog post. Remember to Link-up with Kim and Zenaida and the bottom of this post! I’m deviating from this week’s topic to recap my experience at the Surftown Half Marathon this […]
Weekly Run Down: Chicago Marathon Training – Week 9
Happy Sunday! Why is it that the shorter weeks always feel so much longer? This 4 day work week seemed to drag on forever. I was so happy when we finally made it to Friday. Although the week seemed long, luckily this was a cut back week in my training and I really needed it. […]
September 2019 Goals
Happy Friday! It’s already time to set goals for another month. I feel like I just set goals for August yesterday, lol. Since it’s the start of a new month it’s time to list my monthly goals for September.I love setting monthly goals to keep myself accountable throughout the year. First, let’s take a look […]