Bear with me everyone, this race recap is just a bit lengthy! The race this weekend was a huge success! I went in planning to treat it like a long run taking it nice and easy and I finished with a 6 minute PR! Let's start at the beginning: When my alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. I could hear rain … [Read more...]
Dressing For A Cold Race
When I checked the hourly forecast for Sunday's half marathon, my jaw almost hit the ground when I saw the temperature at the start line would be 37 degrees. Wow! What happened to fall? Don't get me wrong, running in cooler weather is obviously ideal, I was just expecting maybe low 50's at the … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Half Marathon Training: Week 3
This week of training started out great, but unfortunately ended on a crappy note with a really bad long run last Friday. I know not every run is going to be perfect, but Friday's run was definitely one of the worst I've had in a while. More on that later. Training So Far: Week One Week Two Week … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Half Marathon Training: Week Two
Before I dive into last week's training recap, I just wanted to thank you all for your awesome comments on yesterday's blog post. They were hands down some of the most interesting and insightful comments I've ever received. I loved the thought you put into all of them and I was so happy that we … [Read more...]
A Weighty Question
Last night my good friend and I were having an interesting conversation about the way society reacts to people based on their weight. We ended the conversation with a sort of open ended question that we didn't have a good answer to, so I thought I'd pose it here and see what your thoughts … [Read more...]
Time Management, Finding Motivation and Fitting it all In
When I tell people I wake up at 4:30 a.m. so I can run before work, one of two things happens. The person asking the question either stares at me like I belong in an insane asylum or looks at me in awe and wants to know where I find the motivation to do that. Just recently a friend of mine from … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Half Marathon Training: Week One
Despite the nasty, rainy weather D.C. had all last week, I tried not to let my training plan be a complete wash (har har, bad pun intended). In the end I only missed one run, although unfortunately it was a tempo run. Kind of a bummer, but not the end of the world. There's still plenty of training … [Read more...]
9/11 Memorial 5K Race
Like most people, I can remember exactly where I was 10 years ago when the 9/11 attacks happened. I remember sitting in my sophomore year homeroom, when the vice principal came running in and told our teacher to turn on the TV. The first tower had already been hit and we watched as as the second … [Read more...]
Healthy Tailgate Food: Old Bay Couscous Salad
I know I've talked before about how much I absolutely love tailgate season. Nothing is better than hanging out with friends in a parking lot, grilling up food and playing tailgates games. But tailgating for hours on end every weekend also means I eat some really not-good-for-you food. Your … [Read more...]
Building a Philadelphia Half Marathon Training Plan
I can't believe it's been almost four months since I've been on some sort of training plan. I'm used to spending the summer in hardcore training mode for an early fall race, but it's been really nice this year to kick back, relax and not stress about training. But with the Philadelphia half … [Read more...]