One of my favorite authors, Brene Brown, says that shame tries to stop us in two acts. The first act says “you will fail, you shouldn’t even try.” If you push past that, the second act goes like this “why do you think you’re so special that you can do this? Who do you think […]
And So We Wait . . . .
This post is going to be so boring I’m not even going to bother posting it to the FB page. This is what this week’s schedule looks like (taper): Tuesday – 30 minutes (or 3 miles whichever comes first)Thursday – 30 minutes or 3 milesSaturday – 6 miles Wow. A whole 12 miles. I haven’t […]
Taper Schmaper
Well, here we are. The taper. The period of time where 3 or so weeks before marathon day (depending on your training schedule) you slash your mileage by about 50% and try to get rest and gear up psychologically for the big day. Now on Saturday, when I finished my 20 miler, I would have […]
Anatomy of A 20 Mile Training Run
Today, for only the third time in my life, I ran 20 miles. The first time was my longest training run for my first marathon, the second was my actual first marathon and then today. Before I had actually done it, I couldn’t fathom what it was like, how tired people got or what it […]
The Chicago Marathon is in 4 Weeks, People!!
I feel like I keep repeating myself, but I truly don’t understand the way time works. How can we be here? A mere month before the biggest race I’ve ever run, the race that is, for me, somewhat of a pilgrimage and is definitely a defining moment. The first time I watched The Spirit of […]
Are you wondering if I got it done?
I’m a little sad today because many of my favorite running friends ran the Disneyland Half Marathon in Anaheim this morning. Scott and I ran it last year and had so much fun – how can you go wrong with gorgeous California weather, fun running peeps, and the original Disney park? Oh, and did I […]
Some Nuts and Bolts Facts of Recent Training
So I went back and read some of my earlier posts and realized I haven’t really posted an update on the actual training schedule for awhile (if at all). I am almost done with training (WOW how did THAT happen?) and here’s what last week looked like: Saturday – 16 miles (was only supposed to […]
Weight and Marathon Training – or “Are you freaking kidding me?”
Last marathon training I gained 8 pounds. My friend, Victoria, says that is just plain wrong and I completely agree. I’ve mentioned this before, but no, sweet friends, it wasn’t muscle. Well, maybe 2 pounds of it was, but the rest was just plain old fashioned being starving and making not great choices. So this […]
6 WEEKS UNTIL THE CHICAGO MARATHON!!
Well, how the heck did we get here?? 6 weeks until the big day and once again I find myself with unmet expectations. My intellect knows that I can pull this thing off, but everything else in me is saying that I am an idiot and why didn’t I get in more mileage and I’ve […]