Last week I had every intention to start getting back on track. Base-building. The early part of the week started out great, but by midweek I was completely swamped with work, life and Girls on the Run. So my training had to take the back-burner while I tackled everything else. The good news was it was a very fun week. Monday – rest day Tuesday - 75 minutes with 4 strides more » Read more
Sassafras’s Training Log – 5.19.13
Hello lovelies! This was another week of gradually increasing mileage for me. It feels weird to not be on a training plan! I have started researching different plans for my fall marathon, but that won’t start until June. In the meantime, I registered for a 5K, got some new kicks and am trying to just enjoy this relative down time as much as I can! Monday – A chilly 39 degree more » Read more
Vanilla’s Training Log 5-19-13
Getting back into the training groove this week! Overall, I felt good and was able to log some good runs! Sunday: Westminster Women’s 5K. Fourth place overall in 22:36, my slowest 5K in about 10 years, but my fastest 3 miles in nearly two months. Lost about 30 seconds due to having to walk/jog through a flooded tunnel under the road. Overall, I was happy with my performance running a more » Read more
Licorice’s Training Log – 5.19.13
This has been a big, big week. Not only did I graduate from my physical therapy school program today (YAY!), but my husband and I also let some big news out into the wild: We’re having a baby in November. This is basically why my running has gone down to zero lately. For the first couple of months, I was so exhausted that all I did was sleep and work. more » Read more
Cilantro’s Training Log – 5.19.2013
In retrospect, this taper week was definitely a case of too little, too late – but it was my best pre-marathon week ever in terms of truly taking things easy… Not sure what that says about me and tapering, but that’s a post for another day. The stats: Sunday: 6 miles, easy Monday: Off Tuesday: Off Wednesday: 7 miles, easy with 6 x 100 speed intervals Thursday: Off Friday: Off more » Read more
Sassafras’s Training Log – 5.12.13
Another week, another bump up in mileage. My foot issue from right after the race is now about 95% better. Of all things, I found that changing how I lace my shoes seemed to help in speeding up that process. I’m getting a little antsy keeping up the miles so low, but trying as hard as I can to slowly increase, thus keeping the chance of injury low. But it’s so hard! more » Read more
Coriander’s Training Log: 5.12.13
I took an easy week this week, thanks to overall fatigue caused by my monthly visitor. I felt really great at the beginning of the week, with little soreness from my 53-mile weekend, but Friday/Saturday/Sunday, I had awful cramps and was fighting to stay awake. So, onto the week: Monday: Planned rest day! Tuesday: 6 road miles. Wednesday: 5 road miles. I finally went back to my Wednesday night Second Sole group! It more » Read more
Mint’s (Un)Training Log – 5.12.13
Last week was pretty busy for me – and not in the running sense. I was in Dallas for a business conference and really hoped to run, but I didn’t end up logging a single step. Why? The main reason was that I was busy with meetings and events from the wee hours to late at night every night. The other reason was I got slammed with a head/chest cold more » Read more
Licorice’s Training Log – 5.12.13
Happy Mothers’ Day! While I still haven’t mastered running (or exercising at all) during the week, the good news is that this was the very. last. week of my very. last. internship. Now begins two months of relaxing and sleeping in studying for my licensing exam a the end of July. The good news is that I won’t have a daily work schedule to get in my way, so I more » Read more
Ginger’s Training Log – 5-12-13
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a log and quite a bit has happened in my spice world. Since the beginning of this year, I have found myself striving for simplicity in the way that I live. Getting back to the basics has helped me to realize what matters most to me in life. I’ve changed the way I spend money, changed the way I view work, and changed the more » Read more