Tales and Tips from a Running Mom
On Tuesday, as I was huffing and puffing through the first 2 miles of my 6 mile stroller run, a thought kept running through my mind – I really wish I didn’t care so much about my pace. My comfortable pace is a 10 minute mile, but I don’t want to run a 10 minute [Read On]
That is the phrase I repeated to myself today during my first attempt at Yasso 800s. I had to do my Yasso 800s on the treadmill because I’m not stupid crazy brave enough to attempt them with the stroller and I won’t have a chance to go to the track alone. Before taking my Yassos [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]
The absolute biggest obstacle I face when it comes to my training: sleep. I never get a full night of sleep. Zain will be 2 in just a couple weeks and he still does not regularly sleep through the night. I accepted this fact for a long time because we chose not to do sleep [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]
When it’s cold outside, it takes me a mile, sometimes a mile and half to feel comfortable with the chill in the air. I spend that first mile wondering if I dressed appropriately or if maybe I’d be better off going home and getting on the treadmill. I know that the treadmill is not a [Read On]
Thanksgiving is a day full of family, friends and food. Lots and lots of food. A great way to start the day off is with a Turkey Trot. I ran my first Turkey Trot in Washington, DC several years ago with hubby (who was my fiancé at the time). We had a blast, supported a [Read On]
When my first marathon was over 5 years ago, I felt like I had no reason left to run. Not only was I still nursing injuries sustained during training, I just didn’t feel like running. I remember feeling the post-marathon blues in the weeks following the Marine Corps Marathon. My first attempt at running 3 [Read On]
A lot of people have asked me what training plan I used while training for the Baltimore Marathon so I’m going to share it with you. I’m also including my half marathon training plan that I followed for the MD Half Marathon and ZOOMA Half Marathon in the Spring. The marathon training plan I came [Read On]
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