My half-marathon is Saturday. Crazy. I’m starting to get my stuff ready. The forecast calls for a high of 82 with a chance for thunderstorms. Here’s what I’m packing for the race. I am also packing two going out outfits. No, I don’t like purple. Why do you ask? 1. Athleta racerback dry-wick shirt2. Gap…
Y’all. ONE WEEK. This time in just seven days, I will be running (aka mostly walking) a half-marathon. ONE WEEK. It’s so crazy. Seems like I just registered for this thing at the end of December. Seems like I just started my training program at the end of January. Yikes. On one hand, I’m super…
Inspired by this article on Buzzfeed, I decided to draft my own version of the things I think while running. 1. Whoot. Starting out. Let’s get this Polar tracker started.2. Oy. What is my house so far away from the running trail?3. Uggh. Now I have to wait at the crosswalk. This kills the motivation.4….
So this past Saturday, my long run was 8 miles. The weather was kind enough to rain steadily while staying around 50 degrees. Fun. I attempted a cold bath afterwards to try and decrease my soreness. It was rather torturous. But I have not had anywhere near the stiffness and soreness I had last week….
April 26. One month to go. Yikes. In just one month, I’m running 13.1 miles. For fun. Cue internal screaming. I ran almost 7 miles on Saturday. I was doing pretty well (for me, averaging around 15:30 minutes a mile). I stopped to reset my playlist and mileage counter, and then I felt the blisters….
Y’all, I’m running a half marathon NEXT MONTH. Granted, it’s about six weeks away, but this is March. The race is in April. I’m staring to panic. How am I going to run that far? I don’t have an outfit picked out. I don’t have a killer motivational playlist. We haven’t even booked a hotel…