So there was a small race involved in this weekend--a 3x2 mile relay! It was Sunday evening and followed by a BBQ dinner for the whole family! It was definitely tough to get the legs going on the soft trails after a tough long run on Saturday, and it was not part of the training plan, but it was fun none the less! [Tweet "Weekend Race Recap + Running Long {and Hilly!}"] Saturday was the long run day. What is a long run really? I did 12.5 … [Read more...]
Don’t Underestimate the Tempo Run
Welcome to our Wild Workout Wednesday link up! Each week I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, and Sarah at Creating Better Tomorrow to bring you workout ideas, motivation, inspiration and recipes to try. Join us for a wild workout each week by reading along or grab the button and link up if you have a fitness or healthy living post to share! I'm nearing the … [Read more...]
How I Create My Marathon Training Plan
Welcome to our Wild Workout Wednesday link up! Each week I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Angelena Marie from Angelena Marie: Happy, Healthy & Balanced, and Sarah at Creating Better Tomorrow to bring you workout ideas, motivation, inspiration and recipes to try. Join us for a wild workout each week by reading along or grab the button and link up if you have a fitness or healthy living post to share! I'm not … [Read more...]
New York City Marathon 2014: Get Your Amazing On!
Happy marathon week everybody! If you've been strolling around the city lately, you may have noticed the, "Get Your New York On." campaign aiming to fire everyone up for 2014. Plastered on billboards, in subway stations, on the sides of buses, are photos of runners from last year's event with varying adjectives set to inspire this year’s runners. My favorite however, is "Get Your Amazing On." That girl looks HOT. And fast. And her … [Read more...]
The Long Island Marathon 2012
Our training for this marathon was strategic and committed. After a number of overtraining experiences in other races derailed our goals, this time we vowed to make it different. … [Read more...]