One of the most consistent question I am asked is, “how much harder is a full marathon than a half-marathon.” Honestly, while the mileage might just be double, it takes a lot of effort and smart training to go from a half-marathon distance to a full. … Read the rest
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How Runners Prepare for Fall
It was the last week of summer vacation for our little dude! I would love to say this summer just flew by, but with him basically being home since Spring break of 2020 and the fact that I’m exhaustingly pregnant, well that would be a lie. … Read the rest
7 Tips for Race Day Morning
With Fall just around the corner, that only means one thing for road runners. Racing season is nearly here! Having run more races than I could ever count, I have a few tried and true tips for race morning that I am excited to share. … Read the rest
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before My First Marathon
It’s been over 10 years since I ran my first marathon, and it’s an experience I will never forget. Not just because of how great it was to cross that finish line for the first time, but also because it was probably the worst race I’ve ever run. … Read the rest
Races and Marathons Post Pandemic – What to Expect
Who could have expected that 90% of the 2020 road and trail racing season would be cancelled due to a pandemic? It was definitely not what I expected a year ago, but here we are. And it seems like we might finally be reaching a point where racing can be a possibility again. … Read the rest
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
Beating Boredom On Your Runs – Weekly Recap – 8.23.20
Much like last week, this week started off somewhat rough. My brother in law being in town was so much fun, but also a little rough on my recovery. After my long run on Saturday, I was not feeling very motivated for my second long run of the week. … Read the rest
How to Maintain Fitness Between Races
One of the hardest questions for any runner to answer right now, is “what’s the next race on your calendar?” Because we want to both laugh and cry when we say, “who the hell knows at this point.” Some of us might have hopeful, tentative dates marked on the calendar that we are training for, just in case. … Read the rest
Managing Fatigue In Training – Weekly Recap – 5.2.20
This week was a fairly easy going base building week, with a mixture of road and trail miles. My body continues to feel pretty good and strong overall, I’m still loving the trails, but I am still somewhat tired. Not dragging myself around the house like a narcoleptic level of tired, but also not having any difficult getting to sleep.… Read the rest
Running Base Training is Exhausting – Weekly Recap – 4.26.20
Even after a fairly high volume weekend, I’m happy to report that my body seemed to be holding up well, and I continued my Running Base Training for the majority of the week. It was another week that included some road runs, some trail runs, and a whole lot of home CrossFit workouts.… Read the rest