{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}
Practice Makes Perfect: Train at Race Pace
Finding goal race pace in the middle of a training season is more challenging than it sounds. On Friday, I wrote that running a race mid-training season has it's pros and cons. One of those being rehearsing race day. Saturday, I had a little rehearsal of my own at the 13.1 New York Marathon (why it's called a marathon I have no idea since it is not 26.2 miles). Finding race pace is challenging … [Read more...] about Practice Makes Perfect: Train at Race Pace
Should You Race Mid -Training Season?
Racing in the middle of a training schedule can make or break your race season. There's a time to race and there's a time to run. The line between the two can feel blurred especially when everyone around you seems to be racing and setting new PRs while it's been months since you've raced. Here are five things to take in account before deciding if you should "race" or "just run" a race in the … [Read more...] about Should You Race Mid -Training Season?
Girls on the Run 4th Annual Celebration and Silent Auction
Click here to purchase tickets to the Girls on the Run Annual Celebration and Silent Auction on April 9th. … [Read more...] about Girls on the Run 4th Annual Celebration and Silent Auction
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}