This week was all marathon taper. I completely shifted my normal schedule to front load my week so that I had plenty of rest towards the end of the week, which felt like a good choice. I traveled for work on Wednesday morning after my workout, and did my 6 mile run that afternoon on the treadmill. … Read the rest
Marathon Tapering On Hansons
I am finally in my last week before the marathon, and in full marathon taper mode! This will be the 8th marathon distance race I’ve run, so tapering is not a new concept. However, marathon tapering on Hansons is fairly different from any other taper I have done in the past. … Read the rest
2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Runners
Do you have a special runner in your life that deserves a thoughtful Christmas gift? Or maybe you are a runner, and you’d like to give your friends and family some pointers on what you’d like to see under the tree. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap – 12.1.19 – My B+ Mom Week
This week was pretty nice to me for the most part. I’ve had some on and off sinus issues, which I’m attributing (hopefully) to allergies. I have a lovely tendency to get sick during my tapers, so I am taking all the elderberry and Zicam I can get my hands on. … Read the rest
Traveling to Races With Kids
The holiday season is definitely upon us, and between visiting friends and family and a winter race, it seems that I’m spending much more time in the car with my kid than any place else. As thankful as I am that we have the ability to get all of this family travel accomplished, it can still be rather draining. … Read the rest
A CrossFitter’s Letter to Santa
Dear Santa,
I’ve been pretty okay this year. I haven’t thrown any temper tantrums in the box, I’ve done 75% of what my coach tells me to do, and I’ve made sure to warm up for at least 6 minutes before lifting heavy. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap – 11.23.19 – Peak Week, Thanksgiving, & A Travel Workout
This week was the polar opposite of last week. This whole Hansons Marathon Method has some really insane peaks and valleys, and at this point I’m just holding on for dear life some weeks and killing it other weeks. This was a killing it week, which was much needed after last week’s struggle bus road trip. … Read the rest
What Do Crappy Runs Mean
Last week was a rough one for me all around. My legs felt heavy, my CrossFit WODs seemed like they were 40 minutes long, and my sleep was terrible. Fortunately, this week has been much kinder to me, but being on the struggle bus for nearly seven days had me thinking long and hard about what crappy runs mean. … Read the rest
My Love/Hate Relationship with Turkey Trots
For the past several years, my mom and I have run the Dallas Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning. I love running in Dallas, so it’s something I’ve looked forward to every year. We’ve already started our trip to Dallas (we break it up by stopping for a few days at my dad’s house) for Thanksgiving, and it’s got me thinking about my love/hate relationships with Turkey Trots. … Read the rest
Weekly Recap 11.17.19 – Cumulative Fatigue
Last week was pretty magical and amazing, but this week I felt like pile of poop for pretty much the entire week. We started off the week traveling back from south Texas, and while I felt pretty fatigued Sunday, I was hoping that was just from staying up later than usual on Saturday and that I’d have more energy Monday. … Read the rest