Marathon Training Week 8 – Hello Darkness my Old Friend

Good morning! I'm up unnaturally early on a Sunday morning to run an extra run on what should be a rest day. I'm doing this because I get a chance to run with friends that I haven't run with in quite a while and I miss them, but also because one of these friends wooed …

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Marathon Training Week 7 – Another Year Older, Another Year Faster

Good morning! I feel like I just posted, because I did. That was for the race that I ran on Saturday (which was my training long run, sort of), but now it's time to recap the week in training for the Richmond Marathon. This week included a holiday, a birthday and a half marathon PR, …

High Bridge Half Marathon – Training Paces are for Suckers

So, I ran the High Bridge Half Marathon on Saturday. This was a race I've known about for years but never signed up for it. Farmville is about an hour drive away from where I live and I generally only suffer through one summer time half marathon a year and it's usually the Lynchburg Half. …

Marathon Training Week 6 – Mellon Colley and the Infinite Soreness

Bonus Points for anyone that can name the band for which the title of this week's blog post pays tribute to. Hello and top of the mornin' to ya. I'm getting ahead this week after falling behind last week. It took me a little time and effort to get back to the grind after a …

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 …

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 …

Marathon Training Week 1 Recap – Purple Powerade!

As I was told by a running buddy yesterday, "if you're reading this, you're probably my mom." Thanks for sticking it out with me as I continue to ramble about running, Mom. Who are we kidding? There's no WAY my mom is reading this stuff. At this point, my demographic consists or true running addicts like myself or people that …