15 mile race
The 15 mile marathon training series race sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Road Runners was this morning. My running partner from the 10 mile race could not make it but my husband did the race with me. My husband does …
Category: Fitness
Smart Goals
I spend a lot of time thinking about goals and goal setting. I started both Body For Life and an evening MBA program back in 2004. One thing that both of these endeavors had in common was a focus on …
Marathon Plan Week 17 of 24
I love recovery weeks. Moving into new territory this coming week. As of this post the marathon is 55 days away. I am starting to get scared. I’m running a 15 mile race Sunday for my long run. I think …
Marathon Plan Week 15 of 24
First let me start with an ode to my treadmill. I almost never run outside. It’s usually just me, a movie and the grinding sound of my treadmill. Today, I ran a 10 mile “race” as a training run to …
Marathon Plan Week 10 of 24
The long runs are getting longer. So far my knees are holding up pretty well. On the horizon for this week: Monday: off Tuesday: 42 minute run with 22 minutes at threshold pace Wednesday: Strength Thursday: 52 minute run with …
Wheat Allergy?
I’ve written about the food issues I’ve been having over the last few months. I met today with a GI doctor to essentially get the rest of my questions answered. I had scheduled this appointment about 5 weeks ago when …
Marathon Plan Week 4 of 24
Thankfully the plan this week is a "recovery week". Last week was HARD. One hour and ten minutes was a very long run for me yesterday. Still not 100% on workouts. Skipped the alternative 30 minutes of cardio and one …
My body is a Honda Civic
I’ve never owned a Honda but I hear that they are very reliable cars. My body is generally similar. It might not be the fastest, strongest or sleekest but it is generally very reliable. For the most part, all of …
Week 2 marathon plan
I completed the Thursday to Saturday workouts for week 1 of the marathon plan. Whew. Tired and sore. Here’s what’s on the plan for the coming week: Monday – Off Tuesday – Foundation Run 40 minutes + 6 x 30 …
Updated Fitness Plan
Back on April 1, I started a new 12 week Body for Life Challenge to help me recommit to fitness. I’ve been plodding along at it for 2 weeks now. I’m down about 1.5 pounds which is good, but overall …