I was grateful today was Sunday and my cross training and runner’s strength day because it was supposed to rain all day. I took advantage of the fact that I wasn’t going to go out in the rain, so I slept in and got a later start to my workout. Surprisingly, my muscles were not very sore this morning. I had a bit of stiffness getting out of bed initially but after a good stretch…
Another personal record for me today with the longest run I’ve ever done (in my life!). I’m getting up into the crazy miles now with a 17 mile run today. It’s hard for me to comprehend these distances! Yet, I keep reaching my goals and surprising even myself with my body’s ability to move for that distance and time. Run prep and run fueling First, I made sure that I had plenty of water with…
Traveling last week and over the weekend really put me behind in my personal pursuits, especially writing for this blog. It took everything I had just to get my runs in and get to work. I also had to feed myself and try to get my nutrition back on track after my traveling munchies. Returning to healthy eating is so hard after throwing caution to the wind and eating anything I felt like. Monday, Day…
Race Day! First and foremost, we made it to the race on time despite the one hour time difference. I’d gotten a great night’s sleep and woke up ready to run after two full days of sitting; first in the car on the way over and the day before just lounging around. Pre race prep Thankfully, we’d learned the day before that the travel trailer does not like my little travel toaster. I set off…
Technically, these two days are rest days before the Run Laughlin Half Marathon on Saturday. However, travel days are so fun, I just had to share. Leaving Southern California We got on the road with the travel trailer about an hour later than planned after grabbing some necessary coffee for the road. We had some excitement on the 215 freeway when the Lamborghini and Ferrari clubs decided to hit the road with the rest of…
I’m not real sure what I was thinking when I suggested we take my sister’s travel trailer to Nevada from California so I could participate in the Run Laughlin Half Marathon. A hotel would have been a lot easier. I not only need to make sure that I have all of my running gear and pre and post nutrition for the race but I also need to prep all of my other meals and snacks.…
Very rarely do I need more than one day of recovery after a long run. However, the 15 mile run two days ago with over 800 ft of overall elevation gain took a lot out of me and my legs. My Monday training schedule called for two, ½ mile hill repeats with a one mile warm up and one mile cool down, followed by kettlebell strength. However, I needed to pivot my training plan today…
After yesterday’s 15 mile long run I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel for today’s spin bike cross training and runner’s strength workout. I was looking forward to moving my legs in a different direction than running though. Although I did not have any muscle soreness from the prior day’s run, my legs felt fatigued. I decided to do what I could and see how far I could get in the workout. Cross…
It was a pivotal day today in my marathon training program. First, it was my longest training run to date at 15 miles. Second, it was the last long run of the first half of my training plan. Third, since I’m at the halfway point, then my half marathon race is next weekend during my cut back week. So, it was a pretty awesome day, to say the least. Unchartered distances I ran in my…
Today is Thanksgiving and I have so much to give thanks and gratitude for in my life. I woke up at my normal weekly time of 3:45 A.M. and was out the door and running by 6:00 A.M. It was cold as usual, in the low 40’s when I started but I realized within the first mile that I didn’t need all of the layers. I took a detour back toward my house and dropped…