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–> Going into this race, I had some very specific goals in mind. My training had been solid and I knew that I was in the best shape of my life and yes, I was hoping for a PR. Anything around the 5:30 area and I was going to be thrilled. But my second objective, …
So, in one of my favorite movies “What About Bob?”, Bill Murray plays Bob who pretends he has every major mental illness so that he won’t ever get them. So this post is all about the things I am going to assume are going to happen, and using What About Bob logic, this will ensure …
I can’t believe I haven’t chatted about this much yet since it’s the single biggest thing I get asked about. Crazy me. Chalk it up to all those hours of running messing with my head. I run in a minimalist shoe and have since I started training for my very first half marathon 3 years …
It’s a rainy day and my boys were at a lock-in for church so they’re sleeping. Well, the 16 yr old wasn’t at the lock-in but he’s sleeping because he’s 16. And Scott is out of town. So I’ve got some time on my hands and did some math. Here’s what it takes to train …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …