2014 has been a memorable year that paid dividends on a lot of hard work. Though the last month and a half has been filled with rest and relaxation, for most of the year I was constantly working my tail off training for the race that I knew would take up my life for 2014. In the first ...
swimming
Post Marathon Recovery Week + 2013 Race Infographic
I ran a marathon a week ago today, so this past week was a recovery week. Since I've learned to love biking and swimming since my last marathon, though, it meant that this week was more active recovery. I have a training plan, and it called for Monday off and then some trainer time, ...
Reviewing 2013 Goals and Sharing Goals for 2014
Before listing my 2014 goals, I wanted to address my 2013 goals and review how I did with them. First of all, here they were: 1. In regards to running 1,000 miles, I did not. However, I ran 852 miles, and I was out of running for several months with a stress fracture. I'm ...
A 20 miler and a wetsuit.
I get confused about DailyMile and its average faces for the week. Last week definitely wasn't a plain face. It was a pretty awesome week of training in the sense of running. The biking and swimming has still taken a back seat, but at least it had a place in the car this week (ha?). Running five ...
Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving! At the risk of being cliche, I wanted to share several of the many things I'm thankful for this year. I'm thankful, first and foremost, for my husband and his endless support of my crazy in all areas of life. He's my biggest supporter, even if he sometimes doesn't ...
Back to Running! {Workouts Recap}
I mentioned on Friday what I had been doing for the week. I made up the 17 mile bike ride I missed, and then I started returning to a more normal amount of running this weekend. It was odd not to ride my bike, but I needed some more "me" time to just enjoy lounging around the house and getting ...