Happy Thursday and first day of December! So I TOTALLY planned to get this posted yesterday, but life got in the way. I know I’m a day late, but I’m linking up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Jen from Pretty Little Grub, Michelle at Fruition Fitness and Nicole from Nicole from FitFul Focus […]
My First Marathon: New York City Marathon Race Recap!
I try to keep things light on the blog, but today I cannot be silent. I woke up today with a pit in my stomach and lots of sadness, disbelief and disgust. I have no clue what the next 4 years will bring, but I do know that as an African-American female, I am terrified. […]
NYC MARATHON TRAINING RECAP WEEK 16
Happy Monday! I’m writing to you post-marathon! I have so many thoughts that I’ll share in separate recaps. Week 16 was my last week of training and it went pretty well! Monday Yoga. Started off the week nice and easy. I also gave out Halloween candy to a bunch of very happy kids. In addition, […]
New York City Marathon Goals
It’s Friday night and the marathon is on Sunday, so what better time to write about my marathon goals! My running coach, Abby, did a nice post about her goals, and the three types of goals that you should have for a race. Here are my goals. Goal 1: FINISH So my main/top goal for […]
NYC MARATHON TRAINING RECAP WEEK 15
I’m in the home stretch! I find it crazy that I have completed 15 weeks of training and only a few days stand between me and the marathon. At this point I’m just super excited and cannot wait for next Sunday! I’m still enjoying the taper so this week was nice and easy. Monday 6 […]
NYC Marathon Training Recap Week 14
Wow – This week went by SO fast! Week 14 is in the book and only 2 MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE MARATHON! I feel like I’ve been training forever and I can’t believe that race day is coming so soon. I’m excited and anxious, all at the same time!! Monday 7 mile run. It was […]
Things I Love About Marathon Training
Happy Friday! I’m finally in the taper phase so I thought I would share things I love about marathon training. Let me start off by saying that when I started running, I NEVER thought I would tackle a marathon. It just seemed like a very daunting task but after volunteering at the NYC Marathon, I […]
NYC Marathon Training Recap Week 13
Happy Sunday! This weak was my peak week and I’m happy to report that I survived! My body feels pretty worn down today but I know that’s because I asked A LOT of my body this week. I’m so happy that I was able to complete every run this week! Monday 5 mile run. My […]
NYC MARATHON TRAINING RECAP WEEK 12
Less than a month until the NYC Marathon – yikes! The last 3 months of training has gone by so quickly. Luckily this was a cutback week – yay! Monday Rest Day (kind of..) I didn’t really feel like doing much of anything after Sunday’s 20 miler. I knew I wasn’t going to run, but […]
NYC MARATHON TRAINING RECAP WEEK 11
I really feel like I’m in the homestretch even though I have another month of training. Week 11 is over and besides a pretty bad mid-week “longer” run, everything went pretty well! I just ran 20 miles this morning and I honestly cannot believe it. Let’s recap the week! Monday Iron Strength DVD workout. This […]