Marathon Monday: WEEK 3 (and some mixed feelings…)
Another week of training behind me and although I’m feeling good, I’m also feeling a bit tired. I just want to sleep for a few days and then pick up where I left off. The weekend was busy but pretty...
View ArticleRun streaks, rest days & my new favourite run jacket
Happy Friday! I had a late start at work today so I was able to wake up and run a 10K before heading out. I was actually pretty surprised at how good I felt because a lot of my runs have been pretty...
View ArticleMarathon Monday: WEEK 4 (& tools for recovery!)
Good morning and happy Monday! I can’t believe January is already over. An entire month of marathon training for a marathon that I’m not even sure I’m running. Hah! After yesterday’s long run I was...
View ArticleMarathon Monday: WEEK 5 (aka the training week that wasn’t)
I debated whether or not I should even post a training update this week because I don’t really have much to say. After going back and forth for a while, I decided I may as well post the less than...
View ArticleMarathon Monday: WEEK 6 (NO DAYS OFF!)
So I went from talking about how running took a backseat in my last post and then all of a sudden, I blazed through a week with no days off from exercise. It wasn’t planned and I’m not quite sure how...
View ArticleMarathon Monday: no spring race for me
Hello and happy Monday! I haven’t checked in on here in a while. A lot of things have been happening, I went on an amazing trip to Alberta (shared a bunch of photos on Instagram) and I’ve just been...
View ArticleChicago Marathon Training: Week 1/23
So as I typed the title of this post, I had to go back into my calendar to count how many weeks I have until Chicago aaaaand….it’s now 22 weeks away. I have never trained for a marathon for this long....
View ArticleChicago Marathon Training: Week 3/23
3 weeks down, 20 more to go! Hah! Seems like a long time but the last few weeks have gone by super fast and I have no doubt that summer training is going to fly by. Last week we increased my mileage...
View ArticleChicago Marathon Training – Week 5/23 + RUN FOR THE OCEANS
Another week in the books. I’ll be honest, I didn’t feel super strong this week at all. My runs felt slower than usual (which I know is okay at this point in training) and I failed to execute my...
View ArticleChicago Marathon Training – Week 6/23
Today is a GOOD Monday. Yes, I definitely miss the weekend and like usual, could have used an extra day but this is also my last week of work so I’m pretty thrilled about that. I woke up really tired...
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