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…
This morning I was supposed to complete Half Marathon Training Week 7 and tell you all about how I am now more than halfway to my goal. That’s not going to happen because I only ran 5.5 miles this morning…
On Friday morning my stepfather passed away somewhat unexpectedly. He was in the hospital because he had surgery the previous Friday, but everything had gone well and he was supposed to be coming home this weekend. I dedicated my long…
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…
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…
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…
