My second 100+ mile week is just about in the bank (105, actually)! Mileage like this makes my week a little crazy, but my body is responding well. I’m amazed, actually. So what does a 105 mile week look like? Nate said that would be interesting to write about. I said I didn’t know, since…
This is a twist on Donna’s recipe. I could eat this every night, not going to lie. Splurge on the tomatoes, it’ll make this all the better. I’ve made it once with tomatoes from Wal-mart and once with ones from Just Food. NO comparison. 1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves…
Week 16 before NYC: Goal: 81 miles (down week) One hard workout: 6×1 mile at tempo One long run: 20 miles One day off 2 strength workouts Actual: 81 miles One hard workout: completely fell apart One 20 mile long run One day off One strength workout What a week! I traveled to Chicago for…
Week 17 from NYC: 90 miles on 6 days 1 track workout: 5×1000, 6×400 1 long tempo workout: 18 miles with 2.7 miles of T at beginning and 3 miles T at end Both hard sessions with Craig! I did the last segment of T alone in the long workout, but WOW is it super…
For those of you that have followed this for a while, you know that sometime last year I started changing what I ate and trying to shed those extra pounds I don’t need to carry around with me during a marathon (every pound = a minute!). See blog post here. That led to my first…
Oh man, where do I start? An interesting race, definitely! First, let me say that this is the first time I’ve ever received press before a race as a “contender”. http://ultramn.com/2012/07/05/afton-preview-pt-2-25k/ They obviously weren’t aware of my non-existent trail racing skills (I only signed up for this because my husband loves trail racing and wanted…