Week in Review-My Shoulders Hate me and My Legs Love Me

Ahhh, good old fashioned training logs! I've mentioned before that I've kept a log of all my running and other fitness activities in a note in my phone.  I started doing this in mid 2014, a full 4 years after I started running. I'm not sure why it took me that long...perhaps it coincided with …

I’m Back……Where to go from Here??

I did it! I successfully ran without pain or without triggering any sort of nerve activity!! I received the go ahead during my appointment Friday from my PT Amory, to begin running again.  We came up with a plan of how to approach running roads, running trails, and a general guide of how to return …

Crewing Mohican 50 Mile Ultra Marathon

This past weekend, I had the privilege and pleasure of crewing Leighanna at the Mohican 50 miler.  As you may recall, I was originally planning on running this race but due to my disc injury, I opted to defer my entry to 2018.  Once I pulled the trigger on deferral, I immediately told Leighanna that …

Reverse Taper Week 1

Last we left off, I was a few days post race and planning on heading out for 30-40 minutes of easy effort running.  I met up with Amy at the gym on Thursday morning.  I had hoped to run outside but with chilly temps and rain, the gym sounded way more appealing.  In hindsight it …

O24-the logistics and recovery

So today is Wednesday-a little over 72 hours since I stopped running.  I feel fantastic.  I have no lingering soreness or DOMS at this point.  Sunday morning, I returned to my house around 4ish am (this is just a guess as I totally lost track of time.) Amy helped me to get into my house …

O24 Recap

Putting into words what happened this weekend is going to be a challenge.  In it's most simple form, I ran around a 1 mile loop 63 times.  32 miles further than my longest run ever.  I dislike the words "epic" and "journey" when it comes to describing experiences but those are the words that most …

Week in Review- Run All the Miles Edition

Wow, it's monday and I'm writing my training log! New record for me! I had another record breaking mileage week although only by one mile.  Nonetheless, I felt great and am feeling increasingly hopeful about my prospects at O24.  The idea of being out for 24 hours sounds downright frightening at times but just as …

Week in Review-My Highest Mileage Week (EVER!!) and My First 10k

50ish miles-yep my highest weekly mileage ever. Caveat-I only started tracking mileage in mid 2014 despite beginning to run in 2010.  It's possible that I have hit 50 miles in the past and just don't know it. I am very low key when it comes to tracking-simple iphone notes for me.  I've tried Strava and …

Week in Review-Crazy Weather and Post Whole30 Pains

Last week definitely did not go as planned!! From crazy weather to a post Whole30 hangover, last week did not pan out as I had planned/hoped.  But what choice is there but to roll with the punches?  If anything, it's a practice of patience and acceptance and a little of that never hurts! Freaking out …

Weekly Recap+Whole30 final thoughts & #runCLE40

Have you registered for The Rite Aid 2017 Cleveland Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k or Challenge Series yet?!?! Head on over to Jamie's  Instagram  for another chance to win an entry this week! Have you seen the new course map?? Seriously makes me want to run the marathon again this year.....tbd! Whole 30 wrap up: …