Playing Catch Up- Week(s) in Review

The last two weeks have been a true testament of runner versus weather.  When I last updated on training, I thought we had really seen the worst of NE Ohio Winter (ha, so naive) yet each successive week has thrown more wrenches into the old training plan.  Following a huge snow storm (snowpocalypse), we faced …

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Week in Review: Checking Goals off the List, and Breaking in My Running Shoes

I think my title says it all (I'm not known for my brevity apparently!) Well, last week was a banner week for goals.  I mentioned in a recent post that I had a few gymnastic-ey goals for 2019.  Well, I reached 2 of them in the first 11 days of the year-1 unassisted pull up …

One year ago

I love reflecting on growth, progress, successes and failures.  It's important to me to remember that one year ago I felt more disconnected with running than I had ever felt .  I felt burnt out, tired, and just sense of being "over it."  I felt that I was doing something good for myself in that …

Updates

Hello!!! It's been a bit since my last post and a lot has happened! It's been a busy month filled with new fitness endeavors, resting and some preliminary goal setting for 2019.  I last left off with my recap of the Get Pumped for Pets crossfit competition, held at my gym.  Since it's been a …

Catching up

Hi! I'm back....still here and still training.  Just missed a few weeks of posting.  Work has been and will likely continue to be busy over the next few months as we prepare for a huge audit in the fall. My desire to write has somewhat waned as I've spent the majority of the day up …

Week in review-taper time!!

Last week I reduced my running in preparation for the Rite Aid Cleveland 8k and Half Marathon.  I only ran twice (out of 3 total planned runs) and cut my mileage pretty significantly.  I've talked before about my struggle with resting/recovering but I think I took it to a new level these last few weeks. …

Cleveland Half Marathon Training Week in Review

This was by far the best week for running I've had in quite some time.  It's like everything just clicked once I decided to run the Cleveland Half.  The fact that my long runs have felt so great really underscores the idea that I am just meant for longer distances.  It's clear to me when …

Cleveland 5k Training-Week 3 Recap

Week 3 is in the books!! This was the first week where I really questioned if I'd be able to fit it all in.  As I've written about previously, I plan to maintain 5 strength workouts per week which means that I have several two a days and/or I may not have a rest day …

Reflections on 2017 and Year in Review

Can you believe we are already over a week into 2018?? I feel like just yesterday, I was writing my 2016 recap! This year has really not turned out how I predicted and planned, and I am ok with that.  Initially, I thought I would complete several big races: O24, Mohican Marathon, BT50k and Burning River …

Consistency + Week in Review

My friend and EpiqX coach Martin recently shared this quote with me: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle In came up in a conversation we had about consistency and later a blog post.  If you have a few minutes, read this powerful and raw take …