In some ways it's hard to believe I'm already on week 5 of my training plan. I started over-thinking (read criticizing) my runs last week, but after a good conversation with my coach on Friday, I politely told that negative voice to stuff it and went … [Continue reading]
I had my bi-weekly call with Coach Bennett this morning and as he listened to me recount my runs of the past two weeks he made the observation that he sensed that I have a "strong inner critic" He felt I wasn't giving myself enough credit for the … [Continue reading]
Because I'm always looking to mix it up a little and keep things interesting, meet the newest addition to my workouts: Starting today I'm going to give Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 for the next 30 days. The DVD is comprised of four 24-minute … [Continue reading]
I've heard from several of you, either on the blog or Twitter, that ZOOMA races sound like fun and you wished you lived closer so that you could run ZOOMA Cape Cod.Well ...did you know that ZOOMA is about to announce their newest race location? Check … [Continue reading]
The humidity finally broke last night following some crazy thunderstorms so this morning's run was the first really pleasant run of the week - a 3 mile Fartlek, run #3 in the Merrell Pace Gloves...I'm still very happy with them!I've got a massage … [Continue reading]
You know those runs where you feel like you're just flying...the wind is at your back, your legs are firing on all cylinders and you could just keep going long past your target miles for the day? Yeah...well this morning for me was NOT one of those … [Continue reading]
Coaching....I had my bi-weekly check in call with Coach Bennett this morning. We reviewed how the first couple of weeks are going and he gave me some suggestions on my pacing and acclimating to this never ending heat. So far I'm really enjoying … [Continue reading]
So week 1 of my new training plan is in the books. After Tuesday's heat fest/race and a little over indulging on the 4th (read lots of great food and sangria!), Thursday's run was sluggish at best. I ended up shortening my tempo run by a mile because … [Continue reading]
On Tuesday the whole family headed down to Gillette Stadium (home of my beloved Patriots) for the Finish at the 50! We arrived in plenty of time to score a prime parking space for the fireworks later, and headed over to the entrance to the stadium … [Continue reading]
Training for my two fall half marathons kicks off this week! Yeah I'm just a little excited! I'm running the Harvard Pilgrim Finish at the 50 10k tomorrow evening - should be a ton of fun! I'm not going into this race with any big goals. Given the … [Continue reading]
