For endurance athletes, it’s easier to train for hours than to rest. It’s easier to keep pushing, pushing, pushing. After all, that’s what we do best. But, ironically (or maybe not), success in pushing, pushing, pushing requires a certain amount … Continue reading
Another decent week in the books. Monday: Rest Tuesday: 3 miles (9:15 pace) Wednesday: 60 minutes personal training Thursday: rest Friday: 45 minutes strength Saturday: 6 miles (8:45 pace) Sunday: 15 miles (9:45 pace) Despite some challenges and time crunches, … Continue reading
Can I get a WHAT WHAT?! Monday: 3 miles (8:55 pace) Tuesday: 60 minutes personal training Wednesday: 8 miles (9:25 pace) Thursday: Rest Friday: 60 minutes strength Saturday: Rest Sunday: 15 miles (long run. 9:55 pace) I needed a solid … Continue reading
Monday: Rest Tuesday: 2×3 miles (9:00 pace) Wednesday: 60 minutes personal training) Thursday: 3 miles of speed + 1 mile of hills (avg 9:00 pace) Friday: 60 minutes strength Saturday: Rest… also, SICK! Sunday: 12 miles SICK! This week started … Continue reading
Week 3 was… eh. Monday: Skating, 45 minutes Tuesday: 3 x 800s Rest Wednesday: 3 x 800s (8:00 pace); 60 minutes personal training Thursday: 3 miles (recovery, 10:00 pace) Friday: 60 minutes strength Saturday: Rest Sunday: 15 miles 10 miles … Continue reading
Week 2 is in the books! Monday: Rest Tuesday: 4 miles (tempo, 8:40 pace) Wednesday: 3 miles (easy, 9:47 pace), 60 min personal training Thursday: Rest Friday: 3 miles (easy, 10:00 pace) Saturday: Skating class, 45 min Sunday: 12 miles … Continue reading
Third times a charm, right?! It’s marathon training time again, and I have some BIG goals. On May 5th, I hope to run a sub-4:00:00 marathon. Whew! There it is. Big and lofty. Yikes. So, how will I get there? … Continue reading
Things have been noticeably quiet here on One Run at a Time, and for good reason. Quiet time on a blog usually means one of two things: the dreaded blogger’s block, or that”real” life has taken over for the time … Continue reading
No, I don’t plan on continuing these now that I’m not currently training for anything, and likely won’t be for another few weeks. But, I thought it might be useful or helpful to look back and see how I felt … Continue reading
19 weeks ago, I started training for a marathon. Despite the setbacks I experienced early on, this training cycle turned out to be the best one of my short running career. I ran my highest mileage yet, gained some serious … Continue reading
Hmm, where, oh where to begin! Fair warning: this is gonna be a long one, and I’ll most likely be back with more details on pace and reflection in a few days. Bear with me, this was a watershed race … Continue reading
It’s true, I still don’t know exactly what I want to be when I grow up. But, I can tell you what I want to be like. I want to be like Virginia. Virginia Farneman was the first woman to … Continue reading
How do I know that the taper is in full force? Let’s count the ways, shall we? I want to eat everything in sight. Ev-er-y-thing. All this extra time I have is making me anxious, irritable, and generally a miserable … Continue reading