1) While I'm still very excited about Saturday's PR, it was time to get back to training this week - the "A" race, the Chilly Half Marathon is a little more than 6 weeks away. By Sunday evening, Coach Bennett had sent me the next phase of my … [Continue reading]
ZOOMA Cape Cod Race Recap
September 24, 2012 by 16 Comments
Let me start by saying that I don't think this post can do justice to the great time I had at ZOOMA! Fun started Friday evening Brooke, Felice, Tricia, Amy, me & Brae E and I headed down to Falmouth late Friday afternoon. We checked in and … [Continue reading]
Getting Ready for ZOOMA
September 21, 2012 by 10 Comments
I just finished my bi-weekly call with Coach Bennett and I'm feeling so positive and fired up I wish I could run now! We talked about my last few training runs this week and how to approach Saturday's race. But beyond talking race strategy, the … [Continue reading]
Race Week Craziness
September 17, 2012 by 11 Comments
I have a confession to make.... I do not enjoy the final week leading up to a race! My mind and body play terrible tricks on me and I find I spend the week working to keep my anxiety level in check. I'm happy to say I had a good solid long … [Continue reading]
Friday Five
September 14, 2012 by 9 Comments
1) Made it through this week's hill work without any angry outbursts from the left ITB! My schedule has been crazy this week so I ended up swapping Wednesday & Thursday's runs so I did my hill work on Wednesday. It was a solid workout and the ITB … [Continue reading]
The knee watch continues
September 11, 2012 by 7 Comments
After a forced hiatus for most of last week, Coach Bennett gave me the green light to try 8 miles on Saturday. But he was very clear, if the knee/IT was causing any pain I was to shut it down, call J and have him come pick me up!My friend E had 8 … [Continue reading]
Resisting the urge to run
September 6, 2012 by 15 Comments
Towards the end of my long run on Saturday, I tweaked my left knee. I was on my last down hill when I must have landed funny on my left foot because I felt a zinging sensation on the front outer part of my knee that radiated up my ITB -- pretty much … [Continue reading]
August Rewind
September 1, 2012 by 6 Comments
I blinked and August was gone..... Good things for the month: 98 miles - a new monthly high! Completed all the workouts on my training plan. Added a new pair of Saucony Mirage 2s and Kinvara 3s -- have I mentioned how much I love … [Continue reading]
Thursday Thoughts: Vacation Edition
August 30, 2012 by 10 Comments
We arrived in beautiful Canandaigua Lake yesterday - visiting J's family and enjoying the last hurrah of summer before the madness of school and sports schedules take over once again. I woke up to this beautiful view this morning...seriously my … [Continue reading]
Monday Monday
August 27, 2012 by 14 Comments
Source I love getting in an early morning run on a Monday - love the feeling of accomplishment and it's not even 8:30 yet! Sets a good tone for the week ahead.After a rough night of sleep (I have bouts of insomnia), that 5:15 alarm sounded like nails … [Continue reading]
