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Return To Running: Week Nine
Posted on February 12, 2014 2 Comments
Week nine was full of treadmill running. Alter G. Woodway. You get to know the difference in treadmills when you’ve been using them for weeks on end. With the bridle path an icy mess, and trying to limit the amount of pounding my foot takes on the road, it’s been interesting doing every type of […]
Return To Running: Week Eight
Posted on February 3, 2014 1 Comment
Week eight was a great running week, for me. Mileage is continuing to build back steadily. Got a few runs in outside, which felt fantastic after so many frigid days and treadmill workouts. A return to the Central Park hills felt much better than last week, proving the body generally does, in fact, remember what […]
Return To Running: Week Seven
Posted on January 28, 2014 1 Comment
Week seven was a big thumbs up in my book! Mileage is building back up slowly, and pace is coming down. I had a full schedule of physical therapy, cross-training, back-to-back runs, a tempo, and intervals. Braved the cold on Saturday for my “long” run, and even though the hills reminded me I’ve work to […]
Return To Running: Week Six
Posted on January 20, 2014 2 Comments
Week six was a milestone week, post-injury, for two reasons: 1) return of the tempo run (hooray!); and 2) first back-to-back runs since October ’13 (huzzah!). Feeling good, moving forward, getting stronger and going longer. Monday Run: Tempo. First attempt at a gentle tempo run. Coach said one mile no faster than 7:30 pace. Ran […]
Return To Running: Week Five
Posted on January 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week five saw a lot of indoor running on the Alter G because of bitter cold temperatures in the northeast. It was also the week of my longest continuous run since Chicago Marathon, and the much-anticipated return of (easy) intervals. Progress! Monday Run: Easy Intervals. The morning started at 50F, steadily dropped throughout the day. […]
Return To Running: Week Four
Posted on January 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week four was another week of juggling workouts; but, happy to see my runs gradually getting longer. Still pain-free! Monday Rest Day. (Scheduled: 30-min run) Was not able to get my run in today, per schedule. Tuesday Run: 30-min Run. (Scheduled: 45-60 min spin w/ surges) Was scheduled to spin. Since I wasn’t able to get my […]
Return To Running: Week Three
Posted on December 30, 2013 2 Comments
Week three required a little bit of juggling workouts to fit with my personal schedule. But, I’m happy to have a week that more closely resembles what I’m used to – five workouts including running and spinning. Not to mention I’m elated to be running pain-free while slowly rebuilding mileage. Monday Run: Easy. (Scheduled: 45-min Easy […]
Return To Running: Week Two
Posted on December 30, 2013 1 Comment
Week two included some treadmill running, one gorgeous outdoor run, and physical therapy. Monday Run: Easy. Plan called for a 2-mile run with a 5-min walking break in between miles. Since I was at Finish Line PT, snagged some time running on the Alter G treadmill. First time running on this, and it’s quite an […]
Return To Running: Week One
Posted on December 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
Week one marked my return to Coach Kevin’s running workouts! I was officially cleared to run on December 6, so back up we start! I’ve also embarked on Physical Therapy to help rehab my foot and correct my running form moving forward. It’s humbling to start up again running a mile at a time, but […]
What’s Next: 2014 Spring Season
Posted on December 5, 2013 6 Comments
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” Walter Elliot ~ After the Chicago Marathon, and while my stress fracture healed, I began to wonder: what’s next. With every marathon I’d run, I immediately had the next 26.2 lined up. Until Chicago. Not only did I not have […]
Closing The Chicago Chapter
Posted on November 29, 2013 7 Comments
“Each goal achieved is equally a dream destroyed.” Reinhold Messner ~ Thank you kindly for the introduction, Reinhold. I should add: my marathon dream is still very much intact. The Chicago Marathon was a beautiful race on a day made for marathoning. The conditions were ideal, and I lined up feeling confident. My mind was […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Seventeen
Posted on October 7, 2013 1 Comment
Week seventeen’s runs were pretty darn good. Perhaps minus Wednesday’s easy run, as that workout never feels great, to me. That aside, the runs went smoothly and my legs feel more recovered. Taper’s progressing along quite nicely, and I’m not experiencing taper madness as much as I have previously. At the time of publication, less […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Fifteen
Posted on September 22, 2013 5 Comments
Week fifteen was my last intense set of workouts before beginning to taper. The week had three fantastic runs. Thrown in was one “easy” run that felt junky, with noticeable shin pain. It caused me to take an unscheduled rest day, which helped. Closed the week out with an amazing set of intervals and a […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Fourteen
Posted on September 18, 2013 5 Comments
Week fourteen was a funky training week. It was probably the most I’d fallen off schedule, so far. It kicked off with a fantastic long tempo run. After that, the weather reared its ugly head. High temperatures, crazy humidity, and a terrible storm all played their part in derailing my week. Real life got in […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Thirteen
Posted on September 8, 2013 1 Comment
Week thirteen was another higher mileage week. It also required more schedule manipulation than usual due to my personal schedule. Had to move runs to the AM, PM, and switched my interval day. Resulted in some seriously fatigued legs on Thursday. Thankfully a rest day got them ready to run long, which meant ending the […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Twelve
Posted on September 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Week twelve capped off August training. This week’s running pushed me into the highest mileage month I’ve ever logged. I made it out of the city for a few days, to bid farewell to the summer in Fire Island. Was beautiful to see the beach blanketed by dark clouds (so moody, I love it). I […]
CPTC Founder’s 5K
Posted on July 28, 2013 13 Comments
Coach: So you’re ready to run fast tomorrow. Me: Believe so, Coach. Coach: That wasn’t a question. You are ready. A few weeks ago, Coach Kevin requested I get a 5K race on the calendar. The intent being to benchmark my current fitness, and fine-tune my Chicago Marathon training paces. This made me giddy. I’d […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Five
Posted on July 13, 2013 1 Comment
Week five saw my first 5 runs/week scheduled out of three marathon training cycles (love it), running in Nike LunaRacers (nice), and weekly mileage that nearly exceeds last cycle’s peak mileage (wow!). Monday Run: Tempo. Expected a battle of a run due to heat, humidity, and nasal congestion. Instead, was greeted with that “feel like […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Four
Posted on July 7, 2013 2 Comments
Week four consisted of more hot and humid running (makes for a strong fall), a thwarted attempt to run in Nikes (fate?), and a really satisfying round of intervals (love, love, love). Monday Run: Tempo. Evening run. Warmed up comfortably; started to drop pace at end of warmup to head into tempo miles. Set Garmin to […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Three
Posted on June 30, 2013 Leave a Comment
Week three featured heat and humidity (’tis summer), a full week of workouts (hooray!), a fantastic-feeling interval session (elated!), and popsicles after the NYRR Pride Run (heaven). Monday Run: Tempo. Holy freaking hot. Granted, running a tempo at noon in summer isn’t ideal. But, that’s what worked with my schedule. Took advantage of water sprinklers […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Two
Posted on June 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
Week two: New racing flats (total awesomeness), speed work (more awesomeness), and a Philly run (so lovely). Monday: Run. Tempo. Adore tempo runs; they’re always my favorite workout. Can’t wait for these to pick up in mileage. Had to cut cool down short by few minutes because of time constraint. Fueled with one packet of protein-enhanced UCAN. […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week One
Posted on June 16, 2013 6 Comments
Week one: a return to speed work (love) and tempo runs (love). Learning to slow down those long and easy runs (dealing). Monday: Run. Tempo. First tempo session since Eugene Marathon. Soft surface run – bridle path/reservoir. Felt fantastic! Fueled with one packet of protein-enhanced UCAN. Plan = 15 min wu; 1 mi @ 8:10-8:20 min/mi; […]
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