In case you missed a moment, you can read about the first day of Gasparilla here….As I mentioned previously, we had dinner plans with the Sub30 club that evening. Dinner was at the Columbia, which apparently is the hot spot for pre-race carb-loading as Meb Keflezighi and Joanie Benoit Samuelson both walked by our table … More Gasparilla Half Marathon 2017 Race Recap
Well, Gasparilla has come and gone. I have some mixed emotions about it, for the last 15 weeks all I’ve done it eat, sleep, train Gasparilla so it’s strange knowing that I get to sleep in again on weekends if I want to. At the same time, I am happy to take a break from … More Gasparilla 15K & 5K 2017 Race Recap
Race recaps to follow, but for now the final days leading up to race weekend and how I prepared for it. Monday: 2 mile run before CG. It was HIIT week so I tried to be smart about how much I was overexerting myself. Thankfully the workout was more strength based with light shakeout runs … More Gasparilla Training Recap: Week 14
Here we are 13 weeks later! It was a little weird taking it even easier than last week, but it was refreshing. Though there was nothing easy about any of the classes at CG this week, and I actually made it to four of them! It felt so good and I look forward to getting … More Gasparilla Training Recap: Week 13
Week 1 of taper is in the books. It was nice to take it a bit easier this week and I’m really looking forward to even lower mileage next week and maybe even an extra CG class?! Though while the mileage this week was not as intense as last weeks my trainer decided to beat … More Gasparilla Training Recap: Week 12
Well, the peak of Gasparilla training is complete and I have the next two weeks to taper before race weekend! I can’t believe race weekend is right around the corner, it still feels like training started yesterday! Though I am very much looking forward for to the first day after the challenge is complete. Don’t … More Gasparilla Training Recap: Weeks 10 & 11
Week 1/16-1/22 What a week it’s been! Training is finally catching up with me, and why wouldn’t it as I begin to close in on the finally miles before tapering begins. This week was H.I.I.T week at CG and normally the exhaustion starts to set in during this cycle of every camp but this week … More Gasparilla Training Recap: Week 9
Week 1/9-1/15 Reality has set in that I am more than half way through this training cycle and 40 days out from Gasparilla – ahhh!! I was able to get back on track following the schedule this week, no bumps with weather etc. This past week was Strength and Agility week at CG, but with … More Gasparilla Training Recap: Week 9