Hello and Happy Sunday! I'm checking in with my weekly recap and at the end of this post, I'll announce the winner of the Handful bra. Monday: I was in New York City for work Sunday night to Tuesday night. Though the days were packed full of meetings, I did have time in the morning to run in Central Park. My hotel was only 3 blocks away, which was perfect. I was so impressed at how well-lit the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon 2017
Happy Sunday! I'm back as usual with my weekly recap of training for the Boston Marathon. Here goes: Monday: Day off of work- I took advantage of the holiday by sleeping in, lounging on the couch with coffee and a book for a while before finally heading out for my run around 10:30 am. I think I was dreading the workout a bit, as it was my coach's notorious 15-10-10-5 workout. 1 mile to warm-up, Continue Reading
14 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon & A Fun Weekend in Chicago
Another week, another weekly recap! I'm linking up with Jess at Jess Run ATL; join us! Details below. Here's how training for the Boston Marathon went this week: Monday: I had the day off of work for the New Year's holiday, so I was able to run outside in the sun! Yay! My workout was "Yasso 800's": 2 mile warm-up, 6x800m with 2 minutes in between each, 2 mile cool-down. The goal pace for the Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: I got in!
Today was the big day: the day I found out if the 4 minutes and 23 seconds under my Boston Qualifying time of 3:40 would be enough to get me into the Boston Marathon. It's no longer enough just to qualify- nope, you need to qualify by a significant margin! It was "Casual for a Cause" day at work; we could pay $5 to dress down. I took advantage of this and wore my London Marathon (Boston Continue Reading
Fittings Remarks: Limitless Potential with Kathrine Switzer
Last Tuesday, I was fortunate to be able to attend a luncheon fundraiser for Girls on the Run. If you haven't heard of Girls on the Run, here's a quick summary of who they are from their website: "Girls on the Run is a life-changing, non-profit program for girls in the 3rd through 8th grade. Our mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: What it Means to Run Boston.
This Monday marks the 120th running of the Boston Marathon. 120th! This marathon has been around since 1897. Amazing. It's always held on Patriots’ Day, the third Monday of April. It's a unique race because it's on a Monday, but it's a special race for SO many reasons. What makes it so special? Well, part of the allure of the Boston Marathon is that it's so hard to qualify for the Boston Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Why You Shouldn’t Cheat.
Have you ever registered for a race and then not been able to run it? Maybe you were injured or had an unplanned work commitment. Whatever your reason, did you offer your bib to someone else? To be completely honest, I have done it. It was for a small-town race, but that doesn't make it right. But I'll tell you what- I will not do it again. Run Gia Run is a fellow running blogger. She's Continue Reading