After three tough weeks this one was one of the good ones. Even though there was more running, more to do otherwise and it was one of those build and ark type weeks weather wise it was one of those great running weeks. My remaining trainee was back at it and I coached him to... Continue Reading →
Bare Minimum Half Marathon Training Plan: Now Available
New training plan alert! All of the training programs I’ve written so far for a half marathon, an olympic and sprint triathlon have been in the same realistic series but ya’ll have been asking me for less so to speak. Previous plans have been geared to build your fitness AND confidence to cross the finish... Continue Reading →
WTF? Basic Running Terms Defined
When I started dedicated training, following plans and all that I ran into terms I didn’t know. Soon after I started googling more and more about running, then reading running blogs and I realized every plan should have the terms used therein defined. Pretty soon I realized a real training plan was a hell of... Continue Reading →
What I think About When I’m Running (or cycling or swimming…)
The I started running I didn’t run very far at all. The I heard the distances people were running out there I often thought, how awful what do they think about for so long? Then when I started doing dedicated training I started doing long runs and now I’m here to tell you, well at... Continue Reading →
Point-Counterpoint: Race Day Cheer Squad
Race day cheerleaders should you bring them? I read a race recap post recently from Better LIVIN whom I follow and that sort of inspired this post. It sounded like she had a bit of a rough time with her cheerers that race and once or twice honey hasn't been totally over the moon excited... Continue Reading →
What I Learned from my First Half Marathon
Most of all I learned that I could do it! And If I can you probably can too! It was sort of 10 years in the making and pretty darn close to a life changing experience. I learned A LOT in the process about myself, running, training and how I want to be in the... Continue Reading →