This training cycle has been more up and down than I’ve ever experienced, I think. The good news? I’m now faster than I was post-Beauterre/pre-Anna (see the December 2016 5k race blog post here), which is a point in my life that I remember as being “fast”. So despite the seemingly frequent downs, I hang…
What a fun day! We broke the Guinness Book of World Records record for a woman pushing a double stroller in a half marathon by over 8 minutes, bettering the World Record to 1:39:23.55. I’ll recap, with tips highlighted – in case you are crazy enough to do something like this 🙂 Tip #1: Do…
In one way, 10 months is a long time! It seems like a lifetime ago that I entered treatment at Beauterre. For the short story version of what led me there, read this post. Beautiful facility On the other hand, I still can’t believe I was in the choking grip of alcoholism/addiction/severe depression/suicidal ideation/psych wards/detox…
I knew this wasn’t going to be my best race. Despite how my legs felt and how inconsistent my training has been, though, it went OK. I finished 16th, which was 3 spots higher than I was seeded to finish (they post the personal bests for the elite runners). Two of those three happened to…
The Clues: 1. Being sick often. Perhaps I’ve developed allergies because my sinuses seem to continually be congested. I’ve literally been congested the last 4 weeks. No lie. Not with actual stuff, just inflamed (or whatever happens to them) enough to make me sound really stuffy. Before Chicago I was super stuffy, but after a…
And another workout where I got to the track, and couldn’t quite remember what the workout was. I thought the book said, 4x [200 with 200 jog, 200 with 400 jog, 800 with 400 jog]. Goal times, written on my hand because I know I have a hard time remembering these times are (after the…