Nearly 6 months of training came to a close last weekend and while I am proud to say I finished my third marathon, things did not play out how I had hoped. But let’s back track about a month to when Eric and I had our regular status. (This is a long one, so buckle up and maybe grab a…
March was a big month. The first weekend I was supposed to be running the One City Marathon and I could not be more thankful I pushed my race date back – although I was feeling strong after several HIIT classes at various gyms, my running time was not where I would want it to be. My first big run…
February. The quickest month in the year but also kind of a weird one because sometimes it’s cold (sup Groundhog predicting 6 more weeks of winter) but other times it’s like “psych! It’s 65 degrees and I’m going to tease the sh!t out of you but go right back to snowing the next day.” True life: Chicago weather is bi-polar.…
Yesterday was my first day back to training and let me tell ya, it was rough. Not physically (okay, maybe a little – it’s hard to run after you’ve been coughing up a lung for three weeks) but mentally. I had been so amped to start training at the end of October but then I had wisdom teeth issues so…
And with a snap of my fingers, it’s been two weeks since I announced my goal of BQing and I’ve (semi) completed two weeks of training with Superfly Coach Eric. WEEK ONE I went into the first week with so much determination yet came out of it feeling knocked down. I was traveling for work (I know, not the ideal…
