Just got back from an easy 5K run around the neighborhood. Wow is it H-O-T hot out here in Fort Lauderdale! I’m really excited because week 4 of my Half Marathon training is now complete! Next Saturday I will tackle…
Just got back from my first run with the new Garmin Forerunner 210 and I love it! My new GPS watch and I waved at a lot of nice people and saw many signs that spring has sprung (like these…
Yesterday morning, like so many other people in the running community, I watched the elite marathoners cross the finish line in Boston. I quietly cheered on Shalane and Kara from my desk at work while thinking maybe, just maybe someday I’ll…
Today’s run capped off Half Marathon Training Week 3! I had hoped to get my long run in outdoors today, but due to a variety of factors which included 93% humidity + a downpour I opted to hit the treadmill.…
I’m now knee deep into week 3 of my half marathon training! One thing I’ve noticed as of late is that I require a lot less water during my runs than I used to. Just last month I upgraded to…
I have a confession to make: I didn’t get up and go running down to the beach yesterday morning. On Friday I said I was 100% committed to doing an early morning run on Sat., but when 6am rolled around…
FINALLY! I got my first good run of the week in tonight. Earlier this week I was mentally off my game. I was half expecting tonight to go the same, but by some miracle I finally got a good run…
Just a quick update because I am exhausted! March Fitness Recap: My mileage goal was 50 miles in the month of March, but I only reached 40 miles. I would have reached the goal if I had not had to…
Today was a great running day for me: I completed the Happy 5K (a virtual race that supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) as part of my first ever 5 mile run (only the 5K portion is pictured below)! All of…
I’ll admit it: I’m a treadmill runner. I live in south Florida where the weather is 90 degrees about 24 hours a day, so I tend to stay indoors. However, tonight the weather was perfect (low 70s) and the sun…
I’ve been looking forward to Day 1 of my half marathon training plan for a while now. I had visualized it as this glorious day where everything would go right and glitter would rain down on me. (image source) Unfortunately, due…
With my third 5K race over as of yesterday, I am now officially in Half Marathon Training mode! I will be following one of Jeff Galloway’s plans which calls for three running days a week (two 30 minute runs + one…
