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Say it, Do it! {The Rational & Irrational Mind}

{If you’re new to SIDI here’s some info: At the beginning of each week on FCITC “Say it, Do it” is a chance for us to commit to our workouts for the week by saying them out loud here and keeping each other accountable.}   I have a problem with my training schedule each week, I sometimes get a little too ambitious. In my mind I want to be able to complete all these awesomely hard workouts, … [Read more...] about Say it, Do it! {The Rational & Irrational Mind}

Soundtrack of My Workout {gotta do what ya gotta do}

In my running life there's nothing I want more than a BQ. In my running life there's nothing I hate more than the treadmill. My want is greater than my hate.  So last night I looked at my Say it, Do it! post and knew what had to be done when the bad weather hit... I had to run my mile repeats on the treadmill. I'm not making any more excuses when it comes to missing my key workouts for marathon … [Read more...] about Soundtrack of My Workout {gotta do what ya gotta do}

Say it, Do it! {Missed Workouts}

{If you’re new to SIDI here’s some info: At the beginning of each week on FCITC “Say it, Do it” is a chance for us to commit to our workouts for the week by saying them out loud here and keeping each other accountable.} Other than completing my long run on Friday, my SIDI this week was a total bust. When I was building my marathon training schedule it would have been ideal for this week to be a … [Read more...] about Say it, Do it! {Missed Workouts}

Say it, Do it! {Rock Steady}

{If you’re new to SIDI here’s some info: At the beginning of each week on FCITC “Say it, Do it” is a chance for us to commit to our workouts for the week by saying them out loud here and keeping each other accountable.}   I realize the lyrics to this song, have nothing to do with running or steady paces, but when thinking of what to title this post. This song popped into my head. And to … [Read more...] about Say it, Do it! {Rock Steady}

Telling Myself I Can Do This All By Myself

Visualization is key to my racing success. Seeing the New York City Marathon course in my mind as I virtually ran through the streets of New York, I pictured different scenarios and how I would handle them throughout my eighteen weeks of training. Additionally, I ran the first 20 miles of the race twice and the last ten miles of the race during my last two key runs before the scheduled race. I … [Read more...] about Telling Myself I Can Do This All By Myself

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