After completing 4 marathons in eleven months(!), I had zero desire to run yet another marathon in 2014. Despite how it appears, I'm not a serial marathoner, just a life-long runner. Running that number of marathons over a relatively short period of time is uncharacteristic for me. What exactly was it that convinced me to sign-up for another marathon? The opportunity to be a member of … [Read more...] about I swore I Wasn’t Going To, But This Changed My Mind {Why I’m running a marathon this fall & I need your help}
Training Diaries
My personal running adventures. Read below to learn about my training and read past race recaps.
Race Pace Training Diaries: Meet Jess D.
Hello fellow runners and Race Pace Runners! My name is Jess and I am lucky enough to be working with @RacePaceJess to train for the NYC Marathon this November. I have been running for about 5 years now, but recently felt like I had hit a plateau. I always get myself from start to finish in a decent amount of time, but I knew I was capable of more and had been having trouble pushing myself … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: Meet Jess D.
Soundtrack of My Summer Run + Current Workouts
Ahhhh! Summer running is in full swing (finally)! Personally, I feel like I'm in my element right now. I'm in my fourth week of training for the Chicago Marathon and I'm excited to incorporate some new things into my training plan. I'm focusing on coaching myself the same way I do my clients instead of just flying by the seat of my pants. I'm even using the same google spreadsheet … [Read more...] about Soundtrack of My Summer Run + Current Workouts
How Gary Took 10 Minutes Off His PR to BQ & 4 Things You Should Start Doing Now
I have such a fun story to share with you today. Last December, Alyssa reached out to purchase a Race Pace Wellness marathon coaching program for her husband, Gary, as a Hanukkah gift (best present ever!). This super-fit couple started running marathons in 2012, setting the goal to complete a marathon in all 50-states. As it turns out, both Gary and Alyssa are really good at running! After … [Read more...] about How Gary Took 10 Minutes Off His PR to BQ & 4 Things You Should Start Doing Now
Race Pace Training Diaries: Nike Women’s DC Half Marathon Recap
The spring edition of Race Pace Training Diaries follows Jackie, a Race Pace Runner, on her journey of acheiving a big half marathon PR this spring. Learn more about Jackie and her goals here. Before For about a week leading up to the race, it was basically all I could think about! On the day before the big day, I went for a short 2-mile shakeout run in the morning with my friend Anna. After … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: Nike Women’s DC Half Marathon Recap
Boston Marathon Recap: Undertrained & Overjoyed
*I wrote this post a few days ago. Since then, I've tried to think of how to edit this so it would better capture what April 21st meant to me on a personal level and what it meant to our larger running community. However, I haven't been able to find the words. The memory and the meaning of it all will forever be bigger than I ever imagined it to be. What I do want to tell you is this, if you … [Read more...] about Boston Marathon Recap: Undertrained & Overjoyed