Tales and Tips from a Running Mom
This morning, I tackled my longest run before the Rock ‘N Roll USA Marathon – 22 miles. I’ve already done a 21 mile and a 20 mile run so 22 should be a piece of cake, right? Haha, I don’t think so. I was super excited about this run because it was with Team in [Read On]
My week started off with a fantastic run on Monday. Wednesday’s run was less than stellar. I did a short 3 mile run with Zain in the stroller that might as well have been a 20 mile run because I struggled for every mile. Yesterday, I had another awesome run to balance it out. I [Read On]
…that reminded me why I love to run. The truth is that I love to run like 95% of the time, but that other 5% can really drag me down. Thankfully, there are the fantastic runs that stand out and remind me why I lace up my running shoes and hit the pavement. In my [Read On]
Miles: 20 Gels: 3 Fluids: Nuun and water Entertainment: mostly music from Glee, that’s right – I love Glee! I had another 20 mile run on the schedule this weekend. My plan was to once again join the group I ran with last weekend. Zain ended up waking up a bajillion times on Friday night [Read On]
On Saturday, I was scheduled to run 20 miles. I knew if I tried to run 20 miles by myself, I would have a tough run. I would lose my focus and my motivation. I’ve been doing the majority of my long runs alone for the past year. Sometimes, I don’t mind. I enjoy the [Read On]
I once posted about the ridiculous lengths I went to for a run to avoid being stuck on the treadmill. Lately, I’ve found myself willing getting on the treadmill for a variety of reasons – weather that isn’t conducive to stroller running, weather that doesn’t sound appealing to run in because I’m a wimp, or [Read On]
does not work for everyone. Instead of my usual cup of coffee (more accurately my shot of espresso since that is my usual pre-long run source of energy) before my run this morning, I tried an energy shot (Street King from GNC) that a fellow running blogger recommended. It says it has the caffeine equivalent [Read On]
I have a lot of plans for 2012. I’m going to run my 3rd marathon, my 4th, 5th and 6th half marathons and a mud run. That’s all by the end of May. I haven’t decided what to do with the rest of my year yet. I have high hopes for my 3rd marathon and [Read On]
I am very lucky to have a really nice treadmill located right in the comfort of my basement. It has a hookup to play my iPhone/iPod through its speakers and there is a TV and DVD player in the room to keep me entertained. Despite the distractions I can set up for myself, I have [Read On]
This morning, I went for my last run before the Baltimore Marathon on Saturday. It was a solo run because it was raining and I didn’t want to take Zain out in this weather. I couldn’t decide between running 3 or 4 miles so I sort of split the difference and ran 3.6. At the [Read On]
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