Marathon Training Week 5 – Leaving on a Jet Plane

Hello again! It's Wednesday. My blog is late. I'm jet lagged, but we're gonna get through this together. Week 5 was a great week, other than the training part. I traveled to Sacramento on Wednesday to see my family and friends. On Friday, my dad and I drove to Lake Tahoe to stay at a …

Shoe Review – Under Armour Horizon RTTs

Disclaimer: I received a free pair of UA Horizon RTTs to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! I'll put the summary right here at the top for you short attention span types that don't want to dive into the details.  Summary  …

Marathon Training Week 4 – Cruel Summer

Good morning! I'm fighting my way through a groggy Monday so far. The coffee isn't strong enough. I had one of those weekends where I don't feel like the sleep worked like it should. I'm sure you all know the feeling. I'm SUPER EXCITED about this week though. I'll be flying out to Sacramento to …

Race Time Predictors – Can they be Trusted?

Good morning, everyone! I'm enjoying a quiet Friday, which has been a welcomed change from a hectic Monday through Thursday. I'm not running today, so of course that leads to thinking and especially thinking about running. I'm picking up a fresh new pair of running shoes today, so there's that. I ordered a pair of …

Richmond Marathon Training Week 3 – Stings a Little, Don’t it?

Ahoy hoy! (That's how Simpsons character Mr. Burns says hello.) I'm getting an early start to this post while the rest of my family sleeps. Quiet is hard to come by round these parts. This week's training was unpleasant to say the least. As old Jimmy Buffett would say, "it's my own damn fault." I …

Richmond Marathon Training Week 2 – Stankonia

Good morning! Another week is in the books (a term that will likely die or lose meaning with technology) and I lived to blog about it. This week featured unpleasant heat, stomach problems and a trip to the beach for some out of town suffering. All in all it wasn't a bad week, just one of …

What I Like About You – Ranking Race Distances

Today's #TrackTuesday work consisted of 4x1200m repeats. It was the first time I'd ever tried them out. They are short enough that you have to run pretty hard to make them challenging, but long enough that it feels like forever to hold such a tough pace. If you haven't tried them, don't. I find them …