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...]
Marathon Strategy
‘Run the mile you are in.’ – Runner’s World Editor-in-Chief David Willey Runner’s World posted this quote from their Facebook page today, and it made me reflect on my race day strategy. 26.2 miles is a long way to go and each mile presents its own unique challenges. Staying focused on the current situation is really the only way to run any race—a marathon just provides a little too much time for a wandering mind. I’ll keep this quote in my … [Read more...]
Marathon Taper Week
So here we are. It’s finally marathon week. The training is done and now all that’s left to do is truly, ‘trust the training’ and carefully navigate each day this week. We have been focused and consistent while training for the Long Island Marathon and this is definitely fueling our confidence as we head into race day. Now, as we taper, our focus shifts from logging miles to meticulous nutrition and abundant rest. … [Read more...]
The 3 Hour Run
I don't really know of anyone who actually looks forward to this day, but the 3 hour (or 18-20 mile run) is obviously an integral piece of marathon training. We built up to one of these runs back in February, then pulled back on our mileage to let our bodies recover in preparation for another peak. Now, it's time to recover again in preparation for race day. … [Read more...]
