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3 Day Marathon Plan
As I train for my sixth marathon I have decided to take on a three day training plan. Instead of training five days a week like I have in the past, I am just running three. My plan consists of one track(speed) day, one tempo run, and one long run.
*My track runs consist of several different [...]
How Making Small Goals for Yourself Can Keep You Motivated
Can I do 7 pull-ups in a row without a rest?
How many perfect push-ups can I do before complete muscle failure?
Can I lift 95 pounds in an overhead squat?
How can I keep my mind in an ultra positive state when the workouts get really hard?
These are just a few questions that I often ask myself [...]
Why I Run Marathons
Why would any sane person even think of trying to run a marathon? Are marathoners even remotely sane?
As I begin preparing for my next marathon in June, I thought I would write a little something about why I run marathons, TO HELP PROVE I am not that crazy, or it might just make the [...]
Sometimes You Have to Mix it UP
I can’t believe that I haven’t done any serious running for about 6 weeks now. I ran the Santa Barbara Marathon on December 6th. Instead, I have been enjoying a little break from running by getting in 5 days of kickboxing. It’s an intense hour of teaching and it always kicks my BUTT!
Not only have I been enjoying kickboxing, but I [...]
Falling and Getting Back Up
During my morning run last Thursday my foot hit a bump in the path and I fell. Hard. And by the look of the road rash on my hip, I’m pretty sure it looked like I was trying to slide into home. Ouch.
It hurt, but as soon as I fell I sprung back up and [...]
CrossFit and Motherhood. It works.
Have you heard of CrossFit? Picture this: Beautiful park, two beautiful level 1 Cross Fit trainers (husband and wife) offering free workouts in the park for “all levels and all ages”. The flyer said “a high intensity boot camp style workout” and guess who showed up?!
Yes, that’s right me.
First order of business was to prepare [...]
Running In The Rain
This morning I looked out my window and saw a horrible sight – RAIN (“Boo!” “Hiss!”)! I had a 4 mile run planned, but the weather was not motivating me to get outside at all!
I am training for the Disney World Marathon, which is only about six weeks away. So, I realized skipping out on [...]
Exercising With Injuries: No Legs!
Broken toe, strained knees, pulled muscles, surgeries: tons of things can keep you from using your legs, which is a scary thing when you are an avid runner, or trying to lose weight.
The good thing is, you can still get in a great cardio session without your legs. The bigger the muscles you use, the [...]
Pile On the Miles Not the Pounds
Over at NHerShoes I am a hosting a wonderful challenge called Pile On the Miles. The whole goal of the challenge is for everyone that joins to pile on the running miles not the Holiday pounds! It’s so easy to fall into a slump when the colder months come along. I know for me I would [...]
Training Time
This week I signed up for my 3rd marathon of the year. I still can’t believe I have already run the Boston Marathon and the San Diego Rock-N-Roll Marathon this year. I am definitely not one of those “Marathon Maniacs” who like to run a marathon a month. I actually try to run one [...]
Out in the woods: Camping, Running or Catching Girls?
Yes, it’s fall! Colors changing, apple picking, kids and me back in school…these are the good times. Can you smell the forest? I can. Pulling on my favorite hoodie and heading outside to “rake” the leaves is always a blast for me even as an adult. I [...]
No woman, no tie-dye.
For the past four years, Breathe’s own Martha Evans has put on the Earth Day Reggae 5k in Black Mountain, NC. I had the pleasure of helping out at this year’s race on April 25. I didn’t run, but I was a good little helper: passing out cups and leis as runners danced across the [...]
Running Out
So I mentioned in my editor’s note that I was working toward the goal of running my first 5K in May. The first couple of weeks of run/walk intervals were going well (building up to a 30-minute full-out run). Then, one day, I hit a wall. My energy was zapped, followed by a four-week period of constant [...]
Tough Breaks
A blizzard did not stop me that morning last February from going on my planned five-mile run. I had a busy day ahead and I badly wanted to start it off with 45 minutes of my favorite outdoor activity. I thought I would be alright if I ran slowly, sticking to quiet neighborhood streets and [...]
