Normally three weeks before a marathon I’d be running my longest run. But this year, I switched things up because I wanted to participate in my absolute favorite half marathon – the Urban Bourbon Half Marathon! As much as I like to prepare, I had no idea what to expect. The week leading up toContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 13 / Urban Bourbon Half Marathon”
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Marathon Training: Week 12
This was a big week in my training for Indy Monumental – 20 miles on the schedule! I plotted a couple of different routes, then reached out to some of my best girlfriends (also all runners) to get their opinion on which of the two would be the least horrible. They all voted on theContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 12”
Marathon Training: Week 9
This week in marathon training was not at ALL what I expected. Going in to the week, my plan was to run the Downtown Doubler 30k today. Everything was on track until Friday morning when I started feeling rumbly in my tumbly. I didn’t think much of it, but when I woke up on SaturdayContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 9”
Marathon Training: Week 8
I had such a great long run on Saturday and I have to credit it all to my running partner, Stephanie. I needed eight miles that day and decided to run a route I hadn’t run in at least 1.5 years. It’s a relatively flat three miles out to Iroquois Park, which is over threeContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 8”
Marathon Training: Week 7
Have you ever completely dreaded a run and then it turned out way better than expected? That’s what happened to me on Saturday. I had 15 miles on my schedule, and two of my good friends were planning to run at least some of it with me. But some things came up and they weren’tContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 7”
Marathon Training: Weeks 5-6
I didn’t necessarily mean to combine weeks but considering the events of the past week, it kind of makes sense. Last weekend, I had 9 miles on my training plan. I knew I would be running it by myself but I wasn’t concerned; I’ve run plenty of solo miles. There was a She Runs ThisContinue reading “Marathon Training: Weeks 5-6”
Marathon Training: Week 4
Training for Indy Monumental continued over the weekend with a 12 mile run. When I stepped out to walk my dog before the run, I was excited because the sky was overcast and it actually felt nice outside. The days leading up to Saturday were incredibly sunny with highs in the mid-90s and heat indexesContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 4”
Marathon Training: Week 3 (in Milwaukee!)
Here’s to the training run that almost didn’t happen! My husband, Mike, and I were in Milwaukee because he qualified for USA Triathlon Age Group Nationals. For the last few years (COVID aside) we’ve taken race-cations. For those who don’t know, a race-cation is when you participate in a destination race and stick around forContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 3 (in Milwaukee!)”
Marathon Training: Week 2
My second week of marathon training is officially in the books! Saturday’s long run called for 8 miles, and my friend Olivia and I ran it together. (Reminder – Olivia is running a half marathon in Hilton Head the weekend after Melissa and I run ours in Indy.) One great thing is that Olivia andContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 2”
Marathon Training: Week 1
Last week I officially started training for my fourth marathon, the CNO Financial Group Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. I’ll be running this one with my friend Melissa, and our friend Olivia is running a marathon in Hilton Head the week after our race so she’ll be training with us. Before I dive in, a confession: whenContinue reading “Marathon Training: Week 1”
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