Race Pace Training Diaries follows Jess D, a Race Pace Runner, training with the goal of becoming a faster runner and setting a new Personal Records in everything from the marathon to the 5k. Learn more about Jess here. While journaling in my Believe Training Journal, I came to an interesting portion where you’re asked to break down the steps you plan to take to achieve each of your annual … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: 2015 Goals – Breaking it Down
Training Diaries
My personal running adventures. Read below to learn about my training and read past race recaps.
Blogging My Build Up to Brooklyn: Start Where You Are
The sun is shining and it's 50 degrees in NYC! Though it might snow a little later in the week I have a bad case of Spring Fever. The warmer temps combined with spectating at the NYC Half Marathon on Sunday have me anxious to get back into shape and exited to continue training for the Brooklyn Half Marathon in May. As eager as I am to get to work, I have to take things slower … [Read more...] about Blogging My Build Up to Brooklyn: Start Where You Are
Blogging My Buildup to Brooklyn
When I look through my race history, it's fun to see that it's been awhile since I've set any PR's. Most of my existing PRs were set without intention or any race plan and most importantly, when I wasn't on the verge of turning forty. What I'd like to do this year is take my past experiences from all those hard marathon training sessions and put that same sort of effort and grunt work into … [Read more...] about Blogging My Buildup to Brooklyn
Race Pace Training Diaries: 2015 Goals
Race Pace Training Diaries follows Jess D, a Race Pace Runner, training with the goal of becoming a faster runner and setting a new Personal Records in everything from the marathon to the 5k. Learn more about Jess here. While I am someone who believes in constantly setting and revising goals, I recently got the Believe Training Journal as a holiday gift and thought this would be a perfect time … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: 2015 Goals
Shifting Away From Marathon Brain
How does the saying go? "Train the same and remain insane" or is it "Training the same is insane"? I don't know, but what I do know is that when marathon training went from weeks and months to years and well years of workouts, things started to feel a bit insane. The strangest part is how I grew accustomed to the insanity and it began to feel normal. The only reason I even know it was a … [Read more...] about Shifting Away From Marathon Brain
Race Pace Training Diaries: Go Fearlessly
Race Pace Training Diaries follows Jess D, a Race Pace Runner, training with the goal of becoming a faster runner and setting a new Personal Records in everything from the marathon to the 5k. Learn more about Jess here. As we say hello to a new year, I thought I'd reflect on 2014, through a running lens of course … Favorite race- Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run. I love traveling for races and … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: Go Fearlessly