I’ve been running a lot lately – 264.1 miles since January 1! – and after seeing photos on the Women’s Running Series facebook page recently, I starting thinking… why do I run? Sure, I…
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Does anyone else get a bit cranky during Ironman training? Because I had on some serious crabby pants this past week. Ugh. The unorganized house, dusty wood floors, eating dinner at 9:30p, Garmins strewn…
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This week’s mantra: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Three examples… One: Thursday’s swim test nearly drowned me. I swam with crazy fast Sonia, and I pushed myself harder in an attempt to keep up…
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Week six of Ironman Canada training was kind of a blur, but nonetheless, it’s in the books! Work was out of control (not gonna lie, I’m not.a.fan of 10-hour days), and honestly, last week feels…
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After a few mentally challenging runs last week, it rounded out with a nice pick-me-up at Saturday’s TCM Events 100% Irish for a Day 10 Mile. Fueled by gluten-free PB toast and a double…
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Other than a 10 mile race on Saturday – race report this week! – week five of Ironman Canada training was fairly uneventful. I ran every day but Sunday and, to be honest, all…
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The highlight of my week: The week started in San Diego, where I ran a couple times on the hotel treadmill, and on Wednesday morning, ran – down and up 12 percent grade –…
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Thursday marked my 10th consecutive day running. Pretty sure that’s the longest running streak since I trained for Grandma’s Marathon in 2008. I’d be lying if I said my legs weren’t tired, but it’s…