This is going to be a super short post today because I am busy preparing a whole bunch of other great posts for next week. Today we completed our last long run before the marathon! Our three hour, 24.5 km run marked the end of the hard training which means… it’s taper time! As one of our coaches pointed out today, we’ve made it. I have been so focused on the actual race.. Read More
Day 16 – Finding your sweat rate
As I mentioned in my post A recovery lesson learned the hard way, recovering properly after a run is hugely important. Especially if you don’t want to turn into a delusional rage-monster at risk of passing out at any moment. Not that I speak from experience, or anything … It’s not only important to refuel but also rehydrate. Before I started the UofC Marathon Training Program, rehydrating properly involved a lot of guesswork… Read More
Day 24 – Goodbye life, hello marathon prep
Status Update I am only one week into my 30-day blog challenge and it’s official, marathon prep has fully taken over my life. The things is, I really don’t mind. That was exactly my intention. You only run your first marathon once and when I look back on this experience I want to do it with no regrets. I don’t want to look back and think I could have written more, trained more.. Read More
Day 25 – What I would have missed if I didn’t run
Looking this good… I also would have missed this lovely path…
Day 26 – My favourite things to listen to when I run
There are a lot of running playlists floating around on the Internet so I wanted to share with you what I listen to when I run. The only thing is that it’s actually not music. When I am not running with the team I am usually plugged in to a good podcast. Since I discovered podcasts earlier this year I have almost completely stopped listening to music. Weird, I know. If you aren’t.. Read More