Day 36: Training Specificity for Your Long Run
8 miles, 55:28 - 6:56 pace (7:29, 6:57, 6:52, 6:45, 6:53, 6:56, 6:48, 6:46) Nice run! Warmed up quickly and kept a pretty consistent...
Day 35: A Closer Look at the Shoes You Walk In
7 miles, 50:33 - 7:13 pace (7:53, 7:14, 7:12, 6:59, 7:01, 7:05, 7:07) Felt smooth, but held back because my ankle hurt a lot when I...
Day 30 - 34: Back on Track
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but sometimes life interferes with blogging. Anyway, here is a quick recap of the last 5 days:...
Resilient Running (Divas Half Marathon)
Hey Runners! I'm happy to announce I just finished my first half marathon since sustaining a stress fracture in my pelvis one year ago. ...
Day 29: More Rest
Yesterday marked week 4, so here are the numbers: 29 miles, 4 days of running (7.25 mi avg.) Obviously, my mileage took a big hit with...
Day 28: Playing It Safe
I didn't get up early this morning to run, because I figured that would be the worst thing I could do for my calf. Let's see here - a...
Day 27: Choose Your Marathon Carefully
With the calf still tight, I felt it best to play it safe and take a day off. I might run on my usual Sunday day off to make up for...
Day 26: Left Calf Issue
3 miles, 25:12 - 8:24 pace (8:08, 8:38, 8:26) Bad news! Had to cut my run short today. From the beginning, my left calf experienced...
Day 25: Memorial Day Morning Run
8 miles, 58:47 - 7:21 pace (8:06, 7:21, 7:12, 7:14, 7:14, 7;12, 7:20, 7:09) First, let me say thank you to our troops, both past and...
Day 24: Day Off
A well deserved day off after yesterday's hard long run. I suggest a quick self-assessment on your day off. How are you feeling? What...