Not a lot of running going on in my world. Since Windermere’s major fail last week, I’ve taking advantage of a much needed break and trying to get back to my yoga side. I’m 79% runner, but the remaining 21% is 15% yogi, 5% swimmer, and 1% superfan. Yes, it’s possible for superfanmanship to be a sport, especially when you take it as seriously as I do. I even added more » Read more

You know what makes writing a training log easy? When you’ve followed a plan EXACTLY as it’s written.  You may do that regularly… but I never do that. Until this week. The second school concluded for the semester, I started reading everything I couldn’t when I was reading PhD goodness.  That means every running book that came out since January and some other ones too.  One of those books was more » Read more

It’s Cinco de Mayo and I’m never been so excited to celebrate with a recovery day than I am today.  Last week was my highest mileage of my training plan, and I am beyond relieved that I made it through my eventful training cycle without an injury.  It’s definitely time for a taper. Normally the entire taper period freaks me out, but this last week pushed my body to the more » Read more

If this training log seems dull, or dismal (not to mention how late it is), then rest assured it is not because of my runs last week (they were mostly awesome), but because I got home from Vegas last night at midnight. And woke up at 5 am for my Monday run. Running is awesome, but maybe not as awesome on 5 hours of sleep and post-PR Saturday half-marathon. Yes, more » Read more

I completed my last long run before my mid-cycle rest week, and while my runs have been pretty great, I am ready for an easier week. This week’s runs: Sunday: 9 miles, recovery. After my supa-fast 20 miles on Saturday, I was beat up. These miles were painful. Monday: 10 miles, 6 miles hills. Love. These. Runs. Tuesday: 4 miles, easy. Wednesday: 9 miles, 7 miles speed intervals. I feel more » Read more

I ran 20 miles this morning, and now I’m drinking fresh pressed carrot juice.  If I didn’t have a day of homework looming, this would be the perfect day. No downers here, it is still the perfect day.  It’s 60 degrees outside, Real Salt Lake play tonight, and the brackets (March Madness) are announced tomorrow.  I am perfectly content. But this is a training log, not a happiness log. Although, more » Read more

This training log is going to be short and sweet. Sorta like me, except that I’m not sweet. Or short. In fact, I’m fairly average all-around. But I am turning thirty this week (gasp). But I’ve decided to measure my age in running years (stay tuned for a related post), so I’m really only 17. Although when I was really 17, I was lazy, pimply, and rapidly gaining weight. No more » Read more

It was a HUGE week here at Salty Running, and a crazy week for me, culminating in two epic tasks on Saturday, a 16 mile run and a the intro and lit review for my new study. Aack. All things considered, it was still a great week for running.  My hamstring is getting 100% better (thanks to lots of stretching and a 90 minute sports massage) and I hit my planned more » Read more

As I sit in my hotel room in North Dakota, I’m mourning the loss of yet another toenail and a rather dismal running week. Losing toenails is expected (despite my super-awesome shoe-tieing technique which prevented them in my last up and downhill marathon).  The dismal running week wasn’t. I’ve been alluding to some hamstring pain and it reached a fever pitch (of pain) after my long run on Saturday.  I more » Read more

As I sit down to write my training log, I’m shivering next to my space heater despite the balmy 40 degree weather outside (we’re having a HEAT WAVE in Utah).  Why? Because I just finished an epic and needed ice bath after my long run this morning.  I know that science says ice baths aren’t necessary, but after I took a break from them this last week, I found that more » Read more