One week from today our official training begins!! Woohooo! Between Rachel, Trevor, and I we have ran a combined 615.32 miles this year so far. And that is before our training starts! We are primed and ready. Each of us will run a total of 418.2 miles during our official 16 week training program, which [...]
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7 day countdown….
Posted in Random Info on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Don’t wear short shorts to a spinning class…
Posted in Indoor Cycling on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been wanting to attend a spinning class for a long time now. I’ve been hesitant because while I am at the gym in the morning I see people coming out of the spin room looking pretty worn out and sweaty, and, well, I like to work out but I don’t like to push it. [...]
This marathon isn’t going to run itself…
Posted in Random Info on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some motivation is required. This marathon training isn’t as easy as I expected it to be. Every time I want to increase my mileage I have to pull motivation from somewhere, and sometimes I just can’t find it. So, I thought I would come up with some goals (instead of just running and hoping I [...]
Running in the rain..
Posted in Running in the rain on April 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today was a typical crazy MI weather day. There was snow about a week ago, and today it was super humid. I remember when we used to have spring days when the sun would be out but it would still be a little cool. Nope. Now we skip from the snow, to the rain, to [...]
Running Rules
Posted in Random Info on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Active.com posted a list of 10 running rules that I think hold very true. Such as, Know your pace. You should know what your average pace per mile is BEFORE you run in a race. When you get to the race you should be starting near the mile marker that is close to your average [...]
Yoga and Running
Posted in Random Info on April 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A dedicated runner on Runner+ (as all of us on Runner+ are!) recently posted a new topic: Yoga and Running. The author wrote she was told she shouldn’t run and practice yoga; as if doing yoga would hurt her running performance. Really!? I had to raise an eyebrow when I saw that post because whomever [...]
Music
Posted in Random Info on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I started searching the web for good running songs, and found out that someone already complied a list just for ME! Ok, probably not just for me, but I am definitely going to use it: http://battlingforhealth.com/2008/02/102-great-running-songs-for-a-fun-and-fast-paced-workout/
