This morning I ran 12 miles and it was a much stronger run than the 11 really hard miles I did last weekend!!!!!!! I made sure to stay on top of my fueling situation and I really think that made…
I ran 11 miles yesterday morning. My longest run ever! I headed out before the sun even rose which was awesome because I was able to watch the sun rise over the horizon at the beach. But that’s about where…
Last night my running coach sent me an email saying it’s time to start visualizing success on race day. She said: “Feel yourself picking up the pace as you run strong and fast and controlled, through the finish line, crossing…
I RAN 10 MILES!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot express how excited about this I am! I had one of the best beach runs ever: Towards the end of my run I think I started getting a little dehydrated. Although the temperature outside…
I ran 8 miles on Saturday. Me. I did that. And it was totally easy…. well, maybe it wasn’t that easy (at all). I finally went running outside for the first time since the beginning of July and I guess…
On Saturday I ran seven miles which is a HUGE accomplishment for me. I’ve been wanting to do this since the end of April when I ran six miles for the first time. At four miles in to the run…
The Allstate Fort Lauderdale Half Marathon is now officially less than three months away! Today I tackled a 5.5 mile run and felt great. I hit even splits and was in such a nice flow throughout the whole run. It…
For the last couple of days I’ve been dealing with a sore and inflamed right knee. I iced it a couple times because the cold feels really good. I also purchased an Instant Cold Wrap at CVS and can confirm…
Today’s run for me was one of those runs where you just want it to end. Now. Half a mile in all I could think is “I really don’t want to be doing this. I just want to get back…
This morning I pushed myself out of bed at 5:30am and hit the road early for a four mile run. As I predicted after Thursday’s run, I completed the four miles with no problem using 3 minute run/30 second walk…
Ah, loving this long weekend! So far it’s consisted of shopping, running, the beach and an Arrested Development marathon. Does it get any better? View from Lulu’s Bait Shack on Fort Lauderdale Beach where we had lunch on Sat. Actually, there…
Last Saturday my weekend long run was supposed to be 7 miles per my half marathon training schedule, but I only made it 5.5 miles. I attributed this failure to: Not getting out early enough to beat the sweltering heat…
