There has been a lot of training going on around here! Last week I capped off a 92.5 mile run with a 20 miler where I tried to speed up to tempo pace by the end. All I could muster was 6:35-6:45s. My hamstrings wouldn’t allow my feet to reach any farther out, my legs…
I feel like I’ve made good progress with this mysterious “injury” but am not quite there yet – and am not willing to give up and live with what I have, at least not quite yet! The last month I’ve done a few things to help further my knowledge of what’s going on and fix…
So many awesome things happening around here! Let’s get down to some updates: 1.Training is going great (although read #2)! I feel like I am at home now, following Meghan’s workouts. If I were writing things for myself, this is how I would write things – but HURRAH – someone else is telling me what…
The training cycle for the 2018 Twin Cities Marathon has flown by; I can’t tell if that’s a good thing or not? The high school cross country season started in mid-August, which automatically puts me in over-drive, especially since I’m trying to be picky about getting my exact workouts in, instead of just running whatever…
I’d be lying if I’ve said that I haven’t had doubts during this training cycle. On the one hand, I feel like I could be doing more every day. Every week. I haven’t doubled once this cycle. I haven’t done a long run workout yet at TCM is 6 weeks away. I also was told…
Adjusting to Gary’s training has been eye opening! It’s just different, and honestly – that’s been a lot of fun! I’m 4 weeks into training with him post-Grandma’s, and in those 4 weeks there have been good workouts alongside epic fail workouts. Mileage has been lower, which scares me a little bit, but I’m putting…