This week flew by! The focus of this week was to do everything I could to help my body recover from the race. Since I signed up for a 100k in my post-race delirium, I’ve had to try to walk the line between recovery and starting to train for my next race. … Read the rest
Tag Archives: 50 mile endurance race
Racing During Training – Weekly Recap – 9.6.20
Technically, this week was a de-load or recovery week, which meant lower mileage and more recovery. Honestly, at this point in training for a 50 miler, there isn’t very much in the way “low mileage” happening, so it doesn’t quite feel like a training break. … Read the rest
What Running a 100 Mile Week Is Really Like
A couple of weeks ago, I took a challenge that I once would have considered impossible. I ran 100 miles in one week. And while that may not seem insane for a lot of ultrarunners, a 100 mile week was a huge accomplishment for me. … Read the rest
Marathon Vs. Ultramarathon Training
Last week was definitely one for the books. I knew that running 100 miles in one week was going to take a lot out of me, but I was pretty surprised how long the fatigue seemed to last. My body didn’t feel worn out, but I just felt really freaking tired. … Read the rest
When Rest and Recovery is Hard – Weekly Recap – 7.12.20
Another recovery week in the books. But in full transparency, I didn’t do the best job of recovering. I found it really hard to just rest and relax and enjoy the decrease in miles and difficulty. Sometimes in training, I’m pushing so hard that the recovery weeks feel just as taxing as other weeks, and this sort of forces me to take it easy. … Read the rest
Hill Workouts – Weekly Recap – 6.28.20
Happy belated Fourth of July! While my boys and I don’t generally go all out for this summer holiday, I do love having some time off work. I started off the week with an extra weekend day, because I took a day off for the boys’ birthday last week. … Read the rest
Modifying Workouts – Weekly Recap – 6.21.20
This week was a fun one. My running schedule was centered around my first hill workout. I’ve had a lot of fun learning new skills on the trail and challenging myself in ways that I haven’t before. I was somewhat intimidated by the incline of the trail I picked, but I was looking forward to new adventures, and the workout did not disappoint. … Read the rest
Memorial Day Murph CrossFit Workout- Weekly Recap – 5.24.20
For my birthday this year, I was blessed with a lovely down week. Monday we celebrated Memorial Day as we have every year for the past 5 years; with the Memorial Day Murph workout at the CrossFit box. I want to share more about the workout in just a bit. … Read the rest
24 Miles in 24 Hours Running Challenge – Weekly Recap – 4.19.20
Another week of solid Running Base Training completed with a little twist at the end, and my final Support Your Local Box workout. I was able to split up my runs this week between road and trail miles again, which was a lot of fun. … Read the rest