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Oh goody! A training schedule!
Week Zero has been a long week. I feel like I’m an eon away from race day and I am ready to be back on track. I took off Monday – Wednesday, and returned on Thursday with a 3 miler in my brand new...
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All I Really Want is a Sub-3:30 Marathon.
Is that too much to ask? No, right? Since it’s all up to me, it’s happening. It. Is. On. I’m going with a new training plan. You know the Runner’s World Smart Coach? That. I think it’s time for a shake...
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CSA goes into the blender
Guess what? We are just about 4.5 weeks from marathon and I am feeling pretty excited. I like to pair this feeling with completely freaking out and having nightmares I won’t reach my goal time. On...
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Pumpkin: Two Ways
Oh, pumpkin. I can’t get enough of it. My favorite way to have it lately is in a smoothie. Michael was hankering for a pumpkin pie. Done and done. Isn’t this a sexy photo? So, what’s happening here?...
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Ready or not, here it comes.
So this is happening right now. Recognize any of these issues? I was convinced my right ITB was pulled. Last night I stretched it out. I rolled it out. I walked around gingerly on it. Woke up and no...
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Taper, Nerves & Motivational Stuff
Next Friday, I pick up my bib! AHH! I will tell you what this moment always reminds me of: you know when you were in college, writing a paper, and you’d just have the conclusion section left to write?...
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A sliver of a PR: I need a do-over.
Ok! So I had a 28 second PR. Not making excuses but I’ve been sick for a week. I was doing really well with pacing until Mile 18, and then….there was post-nasal drip. Not gonna lie. I started to feel...
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My town, my sport, my first love.
What a heavy heart I have today. This devastating act flies in the face of all things the marathon stands for: hard work, dedication, triumph of the human spirit, camaraderie, and love. To tarnish such...
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Updates from our little Boston corner
What to even say, right? This week was just wild. It seemed surreal, like living in a movie. On Friday, we woke up to some crazy news. All public transportation was shut down as the Boston manhunt went...
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Running, yoga, chocolate, and things you can do with avocado
Saturday morning started the way all Saturdays do: I got these Saucony Kinvara 4 (love them, a really great replacement for my Brooks Pure Flow 1, since I really didn’t like Pure Flow 2), and I brought...
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Since I’ve Been Gone….
So, I took a little time out from blogging. It was a summer vacation of sorts, filled with busy stuff, life and other exciting things! I wanted to give you a recap of what you’ve missed since I’ve been...
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Running, cookies, and lipstick
Most important things first: running! This week, 58 miles on tap, and here’s what it looked like. There’s an 8 miler at 7:47 (Allison and I did this run together, side by side on treadmills (no photo...
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Stuff from my phone, tapering for marathon and RUNNING
There’s a bunch of things happening here! First of all Baystate Marathon is five days away. I am trying to be one with the taper but here’s the thing: it makes me antsy. I miss my training schedule. I...
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