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I can’t imagine running without my Garmin. I’ve had it for over 2 years and it has made marathon training so much easier. I love being able to head out my door without an exact route and hit whatever mileage I need to hit. However, since I’ve moved to Denver I’m a little less in [...] Even though I haven’t had a gym membership in 3.5 years, in DC I had access to a small gym at my office. I tended to do my strength training there since it had a wide variety of dumbbell and barbell weights, plus a few machines I liked. I also did a lot of cross-training [...] Most of my running in Denver has been around a lake by my house (Sloan’s lake). I have a nice 3.5 mile loop that takes me through my neighborhood to the lake. It’s nice to see the mountains, the water and the wildlife. I’m not crazy about the geese (I feel like they’re going [...] I finally have a marathon training plan! Can you sense my excitement?? Clearly, I’m a girl that needs some direction in my life. My coach at Runner’s Edge sent a training plan for my goal race (The Colfax Marathon) with 5 different training levels. They differ by goals and by experience, from wanting to [...] One of my goals for the year was to join a running club. Not only to meet people, but also because I feel like my running hasn’t improved much lately. After all, my half marathon PR still stands from my first half in 2008 – about a year after I started running! I researched [...] After getting injured a few weeks before my first marathon I never thought I would travel for a race. I hated losing the registration money for that marathon plus the Cherry Blossom 10 miler that I had to miss out on a few weeks later. If I traveled for a race, that would be a [...] I know I’ve been quiet over here. I’ve been taking the week to recover from the marathon and clear my head. Workouts I took Monday through Wednesday off completely from working out. I did do a bit of walking around Denver. Thankfully, I wasn’t quite as sore as I was last year post-race (when I [...] Are you sick of me talking about Chicago yet? Well I’m sick of thinking about it. My next post about it will hopefully be the race recap and then we can all move on with our lives, deal? This entire week I’ve been a bundle of nerves and excitement. I distinctly remember last year during [...] I’m officially the mayor of marathon crazy town. Here is how I’m keeping my mind occupied. Playlist-building. List making. Outfit planning. Weather checking. (Last speed workout) Running. [...] Friday we had temperatures in the 70s. On Saturday, I woke up to temperatures in the 50s and cold rain. Talk about a quick transition to Fall weather! I had 8 miles on my training plan. Tapering + bad weather = no motivation to run. At all. I decided to take Leela for the [...] |
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