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Marathon #4 – Done.

11/03/2010 – 7:00 am

Well, let’s just say the marathon didn’t go *quite* as planned. Good news – I finished. Bad news – it wasn’t pretty. The first part of the race went down a fall tree lined highway and across the Potomac River. It made me kind of miss fall, something I don’t see much of since moving [...]

Thoughts on Running a Marathon

10/28/2010 – 6:00 am

No, I’m not going to compare running a marathon to life and all that, I’m going to get down to the nitty gritty because, quite frankly, I’m nervous. Yes, this is my 4th marathon, so I know that I can complete it, but I have some goals. I’m getting on a plane today to D.C. [...]

The neverending (?) quest for painless running

07/08/2010 – 5:00 am

Many of you know that I’m a long-time runner. I’m also the Managing Editor of a Barefoot Running website, and have begun to “dabble” in barefoot running (if you are interested in learning more about barefoot running, check out this article). I first started checking out barefoot running because I’ve had this knee problem (Runner’s [...]

Training Tuesday: Week 5 of Get-your-butt-in-gear-before-real-training-starts

07/06/2010 – 5:00 am

Previous Week Monday: strength training & core Tuesday: climbing Wednesday: off Thursday: climbing Friday: 20 minutes Saturday: off Sunday: 30 minutes I’m pretty impressed with myself for this week considering that I was recovering from the TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange conference) craziness from this past weekend. I need to push it a little bit this [...]

Training Tuesday: Week 3 of Get-your-butt-in-gear-for-real-training

06/22/2010 – 5:00 am

Previous Week Monday: strength training & core Tuesday: watched basketball Wednesday: ran 20 minutes Thursday: Climb, Core, Push-ups, Lunges Friday: rest Saturday: apparently when 6 of your preschoolers are out in one day, there is an illness going around and you will get sick Sunday: 20 minutes ~2 miles Despite the unfortunate turn of events this weekend, [...]

Training Tuesday: Week 4 of Get-your-butt-in-gear-before-real-training-starts

06/19/2010 – 11:42 pm

Previous Week Monday: 15 minute bike warm-up, strength training Tuesday: climb Wednesday: off Thursday: off/flying to NYC! Friday: 15 minute bike, walked all around NYC Saturday: walked miles and miles around NYC Sunday: off This was a strange week thanks to travel and such. Back on track next week! Weeks until marathon training officially begins: [...]

Training Tuesday: Week 2 of Get-your-butt-in-gear-for-real-training

06/15/2010 – 5:00 am

Previous Week Monday: 20 minutes ~2 miles Tuesday: Climbing gym & core Wednesday: 1/2 mile warm-up, 21 minute strength workout Thursday: rest (Open House at school) Friday: rest (lazy) Saturday: strength workout & core at the gym Sunday: 20 minutes ~2 miles I have to say I was a little discouraged this past week because [...]

Training Tuesday: Week 1 of Get-your-butt-in-gear-for-real-training

06/08/2010 – 5:10 pm

Every Tuesday I’m going to update you on my marathon training, for two reasons. Reason #1 – if I’m accountable to all of you on my website, then I have to do it, right? Reason #2 – I feel as though my running might inspire other people just a little bit. Each Tuesday I will [...]