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Cardio While Injured
Exercising while injured. I have gotten more questions about exercising on the elliptical to maintain my fitness and I thought I would share my “secrets” with you. No, I don’t really have any secrets....
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October to November
So it’s the second of November already…really where did time go? Didn’t I just make that goal list of October yesterday? Didn’t I just think that I would be running again yesterday? Of course I...
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Cross Training Through Injury (vLog)
First, I wanted to seriously thank everyone for their kind words about the post last week with GOMI. You guys are the best. To be honest, I was never really upset about the post itself-more or less...
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Training, Pulling a Muscle and a Half Marathon
When I put it that way, it sounds like I had a pretty intense week I guess. Core: Workout: Monday: 50 crunches 10.61 miles (treadmill) 1 hour elliptical Tuesday: 50 crunches 2 hours elliptical...
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Thoughts of Different Training Cycles
I can’t believe tomorrow I’m driving down South for a few days for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon. It almost seems depressing that I’ll only be a few hours from home yet I won’t be in the VA Beach...
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Training for Life Updates
My posts have been scheduled the last few days and I haven’t commented on many blogs. I haven’t unpacked and I have been busy doing other things with my life…you know…like real life things. I want...
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Cross Training
As some of you may know, I love to cross train. I could (and did) during most of my injuries cross train like a champion and come back from EVERY INJURY as a stronger runner…it may have taken a few...
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Training for Heatbox Life
Monday: 10.5 miles at a park near my job interview…untimed because god knows I didn’t need to know all of that. Tuesday: 10.65 miles untimed outdoors…same deal. Wednesday: 10.65 miles 8:32 pace...
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Pretending to Train for Marathon Week 3
What to say about this week of training? Well for starters, I fully admit I haven’t exactly been doing anything well this week in regards to training. My pace was off (ie: slower). My speedwork...
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19 Weeks Away
Until the NYC Marathon. It’s no secret that life and training go hand and hand. If you have the pleasure of being an elite athlete, you may not have a full time job. You are coached and your life...
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NYC Marathon Training Weeks 6-7
Monday: Elliptical (Precor 100i) + Strength class Tuesday: AM: 11.4 mile run easy PM: Memorial Scholariship 5k (18:50) total miles 18.75 Wednesday: 5.5 mile run easy Thursday 5.5 mile run easy Friday:...
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Mud Run Recap
Last weekend dad and I did a mud run together. Though this is a timed race I will never have a goal time for these races? Both dad and I consider this more of an outing then anything. Like a hike in...
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NYCM Training Week 80 (80 miles)
I could say a lot about this week but I want to separate it into another post. Long story short, my motivation is still not here. Which makes absolutely no sense because it is one of my higher milage...
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From Limping to Long Runs (39 miles)
I think this is 6 weeks to go. Everything seems to be blending together since moving. To be completely honest last week after my 20 mile run, my left (and more dominate) knee started to get a...
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An Actual Feel Good Training Week (75 miles)
I’m not sure why writing this weeks training log was so difficult. I was just not motivated to sit down and reflect on my week of training. I’m not sure why because it is one of the more productive...
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1 Week to Go (NYCM) 54 miles
This week in workouts was a combination of taper and I’m so busy I don’t have time or energy to workout. There I said it. It’s been fairly good that my week of taper has coincided with moving,...
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Training for Nothing
I can’t really tell you I’ve done much workout wise in the last two weeks. Nothing I’ve done has been strenuous in the slightest. This is partly because I promised myself a two week running break and...
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Changing My Mood
Since the race I haven’t missed running at all. It’s been over two weeks and I’ve started regularly cross training on the elliptical as well as a bit of strength training. I have made the executive...
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Training for Nothing Continued
Last week was another pressure free and worry free workout week. I didn’t expect to run but then the sudden urge for me to run hit so I went with it. I am enjoying going to the gym and actually...
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Climbing the Mud Mountain Training Week (70 miles)
This week has been a good week training wise. I am starting to feel more confident in my training but I know I have quite a long ways to go. I feel like I’m honestly starting to climb up a big...
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