A journey through motherhood, running, and life.
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 couldn’t get my act together this week and get out of bed when my alarm went off. The littlest guy has returned to his twice (or sometimes three) a night wakeup to nurse (maybe a growth spurt?) so I’d like to think it’s from a lack of sleep. I am slightly OCD and so [...]
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 [...]
I loved reading all your comments on yesterday’s post – glad to know that my husband and I are not the only ones who struggle with both fitting in working out daily. Ever have a day where everything seems to go your way? Yesterday was one of those days for me. Started with an amazing [...]
I am a Garmin lover. I purchased my first Garmin in 2002 when I ran my first marathon. I have no idea what model it was – all I remember is that it was huge and covered half of my wrist! My second was a Christmas gift from my sisters before I deployed to Iraq [...]
In case you haven’t heard, Google Reader is going away…if you’d like to continue to subscribe to NYC Running Mama you can do so by email (link on the right hand side of the page) or you can Follow my blog with Bloglovin. —————————- Last weekend’s NYC Half Marathon was the best executed race [...]
I am still smiling from the 2013 NYC Half. I don’t think I have EVER run such a steady, smart, even-paced race in my life. It was a frigid morning. Temps were hovering around 30 at race start, but with the windchill, it felt like about 20 degrees. I wasn’t concerned with anything except my [...]
The NYC Half is Sunday. I’m anxious, excited and nervous as all heck. Anxious to put the last 10 weeks of hard training to the test. Excited to be racing again. Nervous because I have some pretty BIG goals for this race. There’s a huge part of me that wants to keep my goals hidden. [...]
————————————– Last Day to Enter the PRO Compression Giveaway here! ———————– This past weekend was my son’s Baptism. It was a perfect day – wonderful ceremony, good food, and our family and neighbors to share the day with us. I’m extremely sentimental and wanted my boys to wear the same christening outfit – just like [...]
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 [...]
Do you ever feel like you are on a treadmill and it just seems to be getting faster and faster…and that you will fall off if you hesitate for even a second? This is how I have felt the last few weeks. Overwhelmed. Like I was holding down the fast forward button and couldn’t pick [...]
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 [...]
Please keep my beautiful friend, Sarah, and her family in your prayers. Her adorable 4 month old son, Jack, is undergoing surgery today. You can read about her son and what he’s going through here. ——————————————————- If you look at my marathon training plan, it’s a mix between being extremely detailed and very vague. The [...]
I thought it would be fun to share some pictures of our house now that it’s freshly painted and most of the moulding and other upgrades are finished. Technically our home is considered a rebuild, however, it’s really a new home. The previous owners left only one wall standing and rebuilt the entire house (and didn’t [...]
Yesterday’s workout didn’t happen until 6pm. I guilted my husband into taking yesterday off (a rarity for him) after his hockey weekend (his team lost in the semi-finals btw). When he’s home, my desire to run disappears because I’d rather spend time with him and the boys. Between his being home, our contractor beginning work [...]
Yesterday’s workout – last hard run before Saturday’s 10k: 1 mile warmup: 8:41 pace 5k tempo: 6:40 pace (20:43) 1/2 mile cooldown: 8:17 pace I wanted to do a 5k today to practice running on tired legs to replicate what the second half of the 10k on Saturday will feel like. My legs were definitely [...]
This Saturday is my first race (where I’ll actually be racing for time) since I found out I was pregnant a year ago. I’m getting anxious, nervous, excited to race again. I’m running the Hot Chocolate 10k in Prospect Park. If I run a sub-42, I can apply for the Saucony Hurricane Team. I haven’t raced [...]
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