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

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

Hello Salties! I have been so very behind in posting training logs, but I thought I’d share what I’ve been up to since my marathon on April 20. It’s not the most enthralling training log of all time, but it will give you a good idea of how the post-race transition is going for me. Week ending April 28 (Post-Race Week #1) Sunday – Unless you count stretching my legs more » Read more

I’m late sharing my log with you guys this week, so let’s just get down to business. It was a little bit of an up and down week with having to shift runs around and just being so, so sick of the cold, but I also had  a really good speed session and ran my peak long run of 21 miles on Saturday. I am excited to have it behind more » Read more

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Salties! I have been running lots and lots, just not posting about it. Balancing marathon training with life has me a little bogged down lately, but I am back and ready to catch you all up on my running adventures! Week of 2/17/13 Monday – Easy 5 miles Tuesday – 4 miles, negative split. Wednesday – Off Thursday – Morning: 6 easy miles, Evening: 1.5 hours more » Read more

Another week bites the dust! Last week was a rough training this week, while this week was a rough “life” week. I was happy to have my runs to get me through it all, as we lost a family friend unexpectedly and dealt with the stress of waiting for test results for my puppy. (Thankfully, her lump is benign.) I did indulge a little mid-week and pamper those runner feet more » Read more

This was a rough training week for me. I just felt off and extra tired and sore. I had some slower runs, but I feel like I finally rebounded by week’s end. I can chalk this up to being on my period, which equals not sleeping well, which leads to being a tired little slug. I definitely do have room for improvement in hitting the hay earlier, though. Overall this week more » Read more

This week was practically four seasons wrapped up in seven days! Still, I would rate it as a good training week. I had my first 20 miler of this cycle. As it got closer, it became more and more apparent that the weather would be, um, less than ideal. But I did it, wind and snow and all! (We’ll get to that in a little bit.) Getting this first 20 more » Read more

What a week! My normal routine was all out of whack thanks to the frigid weather and my lack of backup plan (I don’t have a gym membership  or access to a treadmill at the moment), but I managed to make it through and top 40 miles for the first time this training cycle. I am glad to see that the forecast is looking more promising for the week ahead! more » Read more

I haven’t talked much about my secondary goal that I spelled out in my resolution post. So I’ll tell you what I want, what I really want: it’s to run a 3:45 marathon this spring. In exactly three months, I’ll be toeing the line at the Carmel Marathon. I’m following the TLAM Own It! plan again this training cycle, which I love. One cool thing about using the same plan more » Read more