(Half) Marathon Reflection Monday
I have definitely had to change my way of thinking now that I’m back in half marathon land. While training for a full, I was able to “take it easy” for the first few repetitions of intervals to save...
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WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS TIME! I will be the first to admit that for me, Christmas time started right after Halloween. I’ve been watching those high quality holiday movies on the Hallmark Channel,...
View ArticleJoining the Ranks of “Unmotivated” Runners
FIRST: I want to give frantic spirit fingers toward Jen who is running (floating down?) her first marathon this weekend! In a year of some sort of terrible marathon curse, it looks like some crazy...
View Article(Half) Marathon Reflection Monday/Tuesday
Last time I left off, I admitted that running doesn’t seem to be a big priority in my life right now. I can’t say that conditions have improved drastically since Friday. For example, we did treadmill...
View Article(Half) Marathon Reflection…Tuesday
I know there are days of silence going on right now. I’m not really sure when the official one is (I’ve seen several), but I know I couldn’t bring myself to post for the last several days. I am...
View ArticleThe Bucket List That Didn’t Get Crossed Off
Way back last December, inspired by other bloggers, I decided to nix the idea of New Year’s Resolutions and instead create a 2012 bucket list of experiences I wanted to have before the year was up. If...
View ArticleLesson Learned: I’m a Hibernator
Operation Fast Half is coming to a close here soon (the race is in a week and a half), and if I could sum up my lessons learned during this training cycle into one phrase it would be: people don’t...
View ArticleMapping Out the 2013 Race Schedule
One of the most overwhelming parts of reading running blogs is the exposure to the endless race possibilities. A year and a half ago, I had no clue that more than 5-10 marathons even existed let alone...
View ArticleRock n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon Race Recap
Rock n’ Roll Arizona is quickly becoming one of my favorite races because for the second year, I have run a PR race on this course! (you can read about last year’s experience HERE) And, I am scary good...
View ArticleRun Disney Finally Caught Me
Like most children of the 90’s, I spent my days memorizing every word to every Disney movie, perfecting every Disney song, and dreaming of ways to get my parents to take me to Disneyland. Again. My...
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