Let's say you are encouraged to register for a race. Yay! Races are fun, right? Your friends high-five you, they tag you on social media with super-cool hashtags (#awesome, #thisgirlruns) and then it's on. Sooo, now what? Right?! Training for a race or event takes three things. A training plan. Some jiggering of your schedule …
Tag: half marathon
The Reach
Goals are important to me. They are tangible things I can work towards and that really suits my personality. I don't do well when I'm not pointed in a direction. Besides, I'm a validation-whore who needs to have these accomplishments in my memory bank. Or posted on Facebook. No surprise there. I've got some …
Over the Hump
My marathon is in less than 2 weeks away so I'm in what is considered a "taper" phase. The training has peaked and now I start to scale back; both in mileage and intensity. In theory it's so I'm rested and prepared for the race. In my reality it's prime-time for freaking out. Am I …
Lucky 13
The Plan So this was the 13th week of my training. I had a long run and some speed work tossed in to the mix. In full disclosure, the Thursday tempo runs cause me anxiety. Speed work is my mental kryptonite. But there's no 'opt-out' button in my training. I mean I could skip things …
5 Mistakes Marathoners Make
I was listening to a Runner's World podcast on my very long run the other day. I actually listened to 3 of them over the course of 2 hours and 47 minutes so you can imagine how excited I am to open my Sprint bill. However, I digress. One podcast had the royalty of runners, …
Cruising Along
Things are or seem to be ramping up here at marathon training central. I just completed Week 7. Here's a recap of my week. The Plan It was a week of something old and something new. First, let's welcome back to the party our old pal "Hill Repeats". After last time's cray-cray search I already …
Spring Races – UPDATE
Now that it's officially Spring, here are some races you may want to try! Pacific Coast Trail Runs Night Sweats Spring Run - 8K, 15K and Marathon - April 2, 2016 This Night Marathon, 8 Km and 15 Km begins at Rodeo Beach. You will see from several vantage points on the trail the beauty …
A Race a Month Through 2013
After my recent half marathon I've decided that I'm going to plan at least one race a month between now and December 31, 2013. Normally I do a race then drop the training down to a maintenance level then ramp up as needed. By scheduling and paying for races it will keep my training at …
Musings on Training for a Race
My husband Brad (whom I love to bits) came home after playing golf yesterday and I asked him how his game went. I listened for a few polite minutes then had to fess up that I was only asking out of polite curiosity. I mean the man can go on for a looooong time about …
Half-Marathon Training Update
I've been training for a half-marathon since mid-March. Originally my little group had planned to run a new race in the wine country but about a month ago they cancelled the race. It's kind of lame to cancel a race, in my opinion, but they didn't ask and there you go. This left our running …
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