A journey through motherhood, running, and life.
After an awesome week of training the previous week, I was really excited to start T-11. However, the week didn’t go as planned. My older sister went into labor Monday evening and my sisters, mom, niece and I spent most of the night either awake at my mom’s (waiting while she went to the [...]
The #BostonStrong runs are being held tonight. After I wrote about the one being organized in NYC, I made the decision to organize one in my hometown: The FB event page is located here. We have over 100 people running or walking in support of Boston tonight. PowerBar is sponsoring us so there will be gels, [...]
I’ve been doing my long runs on Fridays for most of this training cycle, but I rearranged the days last week because my husband and I had a black tie work function to attend Thursday evening. It was held at the Waldorf Astoria. First time I’ve actually ever been inside. The ballroom was GORGEOUS: It [...]
I got up early Saturday AM (5am) and did my usual pre-race routine: Drank my coffee, nursed the little guy who had just woken up (and decided not to go back to sleep), ate a slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter, drank some Nuun, packed my bag and was out of the house [...]
Monday’s Workout: 6 easy miles at 7:33 pace. A bit faster than I was anticipating, especially coming off Sunday’s 10k steady state run, but my legs felt fresh and loose so I just went with it. The run actually turned into a perfect progression run – with miles 3-5 at/just under 7:15 pace. They felt [...]
Don’t forget to enter the Ava and Liam Giveaway! ————————————– I like my marathon training cycles to be on the longer side – at least 16-18 weeks with my long runs beginning at 12-14 miles. One of the reasons is because it gives me a few extra buffer weeks in case I have to miss [...]
Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for an awesome and fun giveaway!! =) =) Since I haven’t blogged since this post, I figured I’d share my workouts from last week with you. Monday: 30 min bike (9.3 mi) + 5.5 mi speed workout. 1/2 mile warm-up 2 miles: 12:28 2 x 1 mile: 6:07, 5:59 [...]
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!! We seemed to have escaped Nemo’s wrath for the most part – we got about a foot of snow Friday night but thankfully didn’t lose power or have any damage from the high winds. I have to admit – we were pretty darn excited to get a real snowfall. This [...]
I decided to do my long run on Friday this week – we had a bunch of things we had planned for the weekend and I didn’t want to dedicate 2.5+ hours Saturday or Sunday morning to a long run. Some weeks I can totally pysch myself up to run in the freezing cold. Other [...]
Erin O had a question from the previous post (Cold Weather Running). Does anyone have an answer for her? =) —————————————————- I have a goal pace (GP) that I try to stick to for all of my long runs. These GPs change week to week based on how I felt the week prior as well [...]
I’ll run in the heat, rain, cold, or snow with no very little complaining. The one element that I despise and will avoid at all costs is the wind. I hate it. For me, there’s nothing as depressing as pushing yourself and feeling like you are barely moving. I always check wind speed before a run [...]
The tweets, facebook updates, and blog posts have begun – all discussing fall marathons and the initial couple of weeks of training for these races. That means weekly long runs are starting – by mid-summer, there’ll be plenty of 20+ mile runs being completed in preparation for the upcoming races. One question I’ve been asked [...]
I spent Friday and Saturday at the More Fitness Half Expo in NYC - helping a friend run her Sparkly Soul Booth! It was SO much fun. Not only did I get the chance to meet tons of awesome ladies running the female-only race (held yesterday) and help sell a product I love and 100% endorse, [...]
During my first pregnancy, my husband and I chose to wait to find out the sex of our baby. We decided to call our unborn child “Chickpea” rather than having to say “him/her” or ”he/she” each time we talked about my belly or the baby. We have again decided to wait to find out [...]
I always do my long runs outside. I have never been a fan of logging countless boring miles on the treadmill. That is, until yesterday. I try to minimize my time away from my son and husband as best as I can (especially on the weekends) – I’ll run early in the morning before they [...]
When I was training for the NYC Marathon and my first ultra this summer/fall, I completed all my long runs at an easy pace. NYC would be my first marathon after giving birth and since I hadn’t completed long runs consistently in over a year, my goal was to get the miles in without worrying [...]
My husband, son, and I made our way into the city at 630am Saturday morning. I stopped at NYRR’s office to pick up my race bib and t-shirt and was able to sit in the car with them only 100 feet from the start line until 15 min before the race started. This allowed me [...]
Tomorrow is my first ultra. I am competing in the Knickerbocker 60k in Central Park. The course includes a short out and back (totaling 1.5 miles) and then 9x 4-mile loops of the park’s inner loop (thankfully, it does NOT include the arduous upper or lower portions of the park). Here is a link of [...]
My second attempt at my furthest distance to date went off (almost) without a hitch. I plan on writing subsequent blogs on specific aspects of the long run (fueling and pacing), so this blog is more of a brief recap. I started the run @ 520am. It was around 48 degrees so I decided to wear [...]
I am turning 30 next Friday. Surprisingly, I am not having any anxiety or trepidation about this supposed momentous event in my life. I think a lot has to do with the realization that I’m completely happy with my life and the family and friends I surround myself with these days. I haven’t accomplished everything [...]
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