Dear girl at the gym at 5:30 am on a weekday, Good for you! I'm so glad to see you here! Congratulations on making a healthy decision for yourself this morning! I know just how hard it is to drag yourself out of bed this early. Your brand-new Nike shorts are super cute, but you… Continue reading Gym Observations in January
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Half Marathon Training Begins!
Training season is back people. I'm not going to lie, I've missed it. Maybe it's my personality type (enneagram 2w3; ESFJ, Blue) but I love structure and having a goal. I love a checklist type plan that I can cross off as I complete it. I love a big shiny medal at the end saying… Continue reading Half Marathon Training Begins!
New year, new goals
I'm sorry. I've been pretty quiet on here for the past few weeks. I didn't send Christmas cards. I didn't go caroling or sign up for bell ringing with the Salvation Army. But you know what I did? I rested. I enjoyed my family. I cuddled up on the couch and baked cookies with my… Continue reading New year, new goals
Recovery
First, this is hilarious. And I promise, someday I'll stop talking about the marathon... but, it's time to talk recovery. I read several articles about what to do in recovery. How your body reacts after you ask it to run 26.2 miles. How you go through a bit of a let down. How it's much… Continue reading Recovery
26.2
I'm not sure how long it will take to process last weekend and all the ways God moved mountains to get us to a place of victory. New epiphanies come daily and as the devil tries to distract us with the normal day-to-day-stresses that never seem to cease, God reminds us of just how much… Continue reading 26.2
Marathon Training Blog, Week 17
It's all come down to this week. Week 17. The one that we've been dreading. The one that has loomed on our calendars for months. Click here to go back and read week 1! Week 17: Monday: Rest--if there were an Olympic event for this, we would so totally win. Tuesday: 4 miles in 42m, 30s… Continue reading Marathon Training Blog, Week 17
Marathon Training Blog, Week 16
Welcome to week 16 of our Marathon Training Blog series! Click here to read week 1! Week 16: Monday: 3 mi EZ--if you read last week's blog, you'll know it was an eventful one. We opted to skip this Monday EZ run to give my husband an extra day of rest. Tuesday: 5 miles in 54m,… Continue reading Marathon Training Blog, Week 16
