The time has come, tomorrow is the first official day of training for my first full marathon! In case you missed the big news, catch up here. After heeding the advice of my trainer to not go with anything more than 16-20 weeks, I have found a 16-week plan I am comfortable with and confident … More 112 days and counting…
Over the weekend I completed in my 8th 10K and second challenge race. This challenge race was a little different than my last one. The last challenge race I completed was the Glass Slipper Challenge as part of the Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend, with the challenge being split over two days. As I progress … More St. Pete Beach Classic 10K+5K Duo 2017 Race Recap
On Saturday, January 16th I participated in the St. Pete Beach Classic 10K for the third year in a row. I was hesitant about “running” this race because I had barely been running since my half in December. We did sprints at boot camp and I went out for two 3 mile runs but I … More St. Pete Beach Classic 10K 2016 Race Recap
Hello and good morning! If you’re a frequent visitor to my blog you may have noticed that I disappeared from the blogging world for some time. It was a much needed break between the holidays and then I rung in 2016 with a new job! It’s an exciting opportunity that is going to open doors … More What I’ve been up to lately…
A few weeks ago I mentioned in a post how I’d been running without music on two of my recent long distance runs. I just completed a 10 mile run last weekend, again without music. Eliminating music from my runs was something I never thought to do, or even intended. I grew past needing music … More Running without Music
I participated in the Run for the Fallen 10K event last year and was amazed how the community came together for this event that I wanted to run it again this year. Every year the Tampa Area Marine Parents Association (T.A.M.P.A) has a goal to exceed the previous years attendance record. This year, the online … More Race Recap: Run for the Fallen – Tampa 2015
Happy Hump Day! Today I’m joining Erika from MCM Mama Runs, Patty from My No-Guilt Life, and April from Run the Great Wide Somewhere fora day late Tuesdays on the Run Linkup. This week’s topic is all about Why I Run! Once I heard what the topic was for this weeks discussion, I realized, I’ve … More Why I Run.
With Iron Girl complete, most of the “racing season” in Florida has come to an end. You may be able to find a 10K, let alone a half, here in the summer but you would have to be suicidal to do a half here in Florida during the summer…Okay, that may have sounded a little … More Looking ahead: Summer Running Plans
This was probably the most relaxing training week I’ve had in weeks, but I knew it was crucial that I let my legs rest so they would be ready to go on race day. Monday: Rest day. Tuesday: 3 mile run. Wednesday: Rest day. Thursday: 3 mile run. Friday: Rest day. Saturday: Rest day. My … More Iron Girl Training Recap: Week 6
Ello! I hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend filled with fun, family and friendship 🙂 I can’t believe race week is here! Only two more short distance runs stand in the way the race. This past week of training went really well and it should because it was the start of tapering. It was … More Iron Girl Training Recap: Week 5