This weekend was a whirlwind, hence why I’m posting my weekly training recap a day late – whoops! I hope that you all had a great week. This was the last “peak” week of my training and it was definitely hard I know these weeks are necessary during training but man are they brutal! Here’s […]
All About the Chicago Marathon!
Happy Wednesday! The Chicago Marathon is in less than ONE month – can you believe it?! Every week I get more and more excited for the race. Not only have I heard great things about the race, but I know firsthand that the city is absolutely amazing! You definitely will not be bored, that’s for […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 16
Another week of training complete! This past week and next week are my peak weeks for training. Overall it was a pretty good week. I’m feeling a little beat up after yesterday’s long run but I think some extra foam rolling and stretching will make me feel better. Totally unrelated, but I’m also thinking about […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 15
Happy Sunday! Just 5 more weeks until race day. I can’t believe that it’s just over a month away. Although there were a few ups and downs, overall this was a decent week of training. I had the week off from work so I was able to get in some of my runs in the […]
5 Things I’ve Learned This Training Cycle
Happy first day of September! It’s Friday so of course that means I’m linking up for Friday Five 2.0 with Rachel from Running on Happy and Lacey and Meranda from Fairytales and Fitness. I have to say that overall this has been a pretty good training cycle. Sure, I’ve felt fatigued and dealt with some […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 14
I was blessed with a cutback week and it was much appreciated! Sometimes you don’t know how much you need a break until you get one. My workouts actually felt enjoyable this week due to much better weather and less achy joints. This was probably one of my strongest weeks this training cycle! Monday 8/21 […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 13
Well I got through unlucky (or lucky?) week 13 of training for the Chicago Marathon. I’m happy to report that I didn’t feel as fatigued as I did last week. I was also able to get in two strength training workouts and a spinning class in addition to my 4 runs. All in all, I […]
Chicago Marathon Training: 5 Fuel and Hydration Products
It’s Friday, so that means I’m linking up for Friday Five 2.0 with Rachel from Running on Happy and Lacey and Meranda from Fairytales and Fitness. Today’s topic is running and fitness fuel/hydration products. Before I started training for the Chicago Marathon, I knew I wanted to experiment with a few different fueling and hydration […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 12
Hey Hey it’s Sunday! Just 8 more weeks until the Chicago Marathon….yes, just 8!! I feel like now is the time where I’ll really be counting down the weeks until the big day! Although I struggled this week, I’m happy to complete another week of training. Let’s discuss! Monday 8/7 5.5 miles to kick off […]
Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 11
Happy Sunday! Another week completed and another week closer to the Chicago Marathon 🙂 As we get closer to October 8th, I’m getting more and more excited to run this race! I also love seeing all the training pics on social media. It really feels like a majority of runners are doing the marathon this […]