As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, Daily nutrition for marathon training, keeping myself and my brothers fed when we were growing up was no easy task. One thing my Mom always used to make for us was Power Cookies. As a hearty cookie with a lot staying power, they made a great second breakfast after a morning swim practice and were good for eating in between swims at at a meet. I haven’t had.. Read More
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
Looking this good… I also would have missed this lovely path…
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
As one would expect, with marathon training comes long runs. And I mean loooong runs. Runs so long that even right before you start them you aren’t actually positive you will be able to finish. Runs so long that you have to eat actual food during the run so your body doesn’t totally shut down on you. Runs so long that my boyfriend could sleep in, make a full scrambled eggs and bacon breakfast,.. Read More