Team Maids of Dishonor will be at the starting line of Ragnar Adirondacks in THREE DAYS. That means I get to start packing. I get to start carb-loading (maybe?). I get to start jumping around the house in excitement. Oh wait, I’ve been doing that for like, two months now. The extent of my relay … Continue reading »
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Learning From Every Run
I hope there’s some truth to the saying that if you have a horrible long run, the next one will be stellar. Okay, maybe it’s not an official “saying” per se, unless you group tweets from well-meaning friends together with all those wise old proverbs (which I do). You get out what you put in. … Continue reading »
9 Miles
This morning, I pulled on some knee high compression socks, slapped on my Garmin, and tied up my ridiculously colored, un-matchable but comfy Brooks Launch shoes, and I ran 9 miles. 9 gloriously pain-free miles (for the most part). I started out a little achy which seems to be normal for me. After the first 2-3 miles … Continue reading »
Thoughts on Running: The Good and The Bad
Hello there! Nice to see you on this fine Thursday night. Thursday nights are probably my favorite night of the week. I don’t know why but it probably stems from not having many (if any) Friday classes in college. Therefore Thursday night = start to the long weekend. Too bad, so sad, that’s no longer … Continue reading »
Sweat-Filled Weekend Recap
Hi, strangers! I’ve been maximizing my family time and eating lots of Easter candy, so I apologize for my absence. B and I flew back to NY from Iowa yesterday and even our pilot was absent! Someone apparently decided not to show up on time so we had to wait until a gracious person who … Continue reading »
Hill Repeats
Hill. Repeats. I hate you but I love you. Day 3 of Brooklyn Half training: 4 miles total 1-ish mile warmup 4 x hill repeats 1-ish mile cooldown Do you like how specific that is? I didn’t know in advance exactly how long my chosen hill was, so I warmed up for about a mile, … Continue reading »
Compression Socks and Central Park
Hi there, friends! Thanks for all the love on my 5K post. I’m glad you continue to join me here. I sure love hearing from you! Because I like you so much, here are some FRIENDS bloopers. ‘Cause who doesn’t love to laugh? By the way, I’m watching that in Starbucks. Evidently people think it’s … Continue reading »
