My first week of the training plan for my upcoming marathon is over and despite of some "technical things" I had to work out it's been good. Here's a recap for those who are interested or need a good laugh 🙂 The Plan First, the plan I originally selected had me starting on a Monday …
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Training Countdown
My marathon training program kicks off in a few weeks. I signed up for the McMillan Running Program and picked a 16-week training plan for the CIM in December. It's a pace-oriented plan that will, quite frankly, push me out of my comfort zone and if all goes well will make me a more fit …
DIY Marathon Training Group
So as I posted recently, it's marathon year. I also have some serious goals this time around. I want to be able to race hard and make this my strongest marathon yet. Since I may be 10 and done, this is important to me. Recently I put two action items on my agenda (because I'm …
Nine is Fine but Ten is My Goal
As I've written about in the past, I started running, really running, with Team in Training back in December, 2000 when my daughter was just 13 months old. I ran my first marathon (Nashville) in April, 2001. I ran my second marathon (CIM - California International) in December, 2001. Then my third (San Diego) in …
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 …
Marathon Mantra
The BMO Vancouver marathon is this weekend and I finally found my mantra. For those who aren't sure what a mantra is, it's a saying or phrase that you repeat over and over and over when you need to get through a rough patch or a challenging part of a run. For me, it has to be something …
Keli’s Super Awesome Best Marathon Ever
I've been running in races of varying distances since 1999 which I've decided, makes me an expert on how to put on a good race. Based on some entertaining musings during yesterday's race, here's how things would go in "Keli's Super Awesome Best Marathon Ever". Hills (duh) Lots of them. Big hills, little hills and …
T minus 6 days
In less than a week I'll be running the Big Sur Marathon. THIS is mile 21! Now go run! Keli 🙂
Quote of the Day
So I'm not alone in my thinking! "Marathons are fun. You have all those people out there acting like you're a big deal, it's kind of awesome to soak that in for your one day. " Desiree Davila's thoughts about running the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials Now go run! Keli 🙂
Stocking the Shelves
So coming home after almost a week away means two things. 1. Laundry 2. An empty refrigerator I started the former quickly and surveyed the latter, made a list and headed out to the store. It was actually perfect timing because now that my fridge was emptied of the holiday fare I was able to …
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