4 days. 4 races. 48.6 miles. I’m off to bed after an exhausting 4 days, but expect A LOT of recap posts and pictures coming up!
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Newsies to Run Around the World! By Bryan Denton New York – A group of Newsies will be heading to Orlando, Florida later this week to begin a run around The World to spread the message about their successful New York City strike against unfair child labor wages “Once and For All”. The group of … Continue reading
Weekly Training Recap
It’s Dopey Week! The training is done, my 10k costume is ready (keep an eye out for a fun sneak-peak tomorrow!) and I just need to finish packing before my flight on Wednesday morning! RECAP (12/30-1/5) Monday – 3 mile run, 30 minutes elliptical Tuesday – rest day Wednesday – 5 miles Thursday – rest day Trying … Continue reading
Travel Race Recovery Tips
The key to completing a back- to-back race challenge lies in the between race recovery! We’ve probably all got our at-home run recovery routine down pat, but being “on the road” for a destination race may take a little extra planning to get the same type of recovery you’re used to. While I’m getting ready … Continue reading
Dopey Challenge: T-Minus 1 Week!
1 week from the time this post is published (6:15am!) I’ll be crossing the starting line of my 48.6 mile Dopey Challenge journey! The training is done, the trip plans are made, my costume is ready (just 1 for the 10k) and all that’s left to do is keep an eye on the weather and … Continue reading
2013 Review
Just a quick review of the goals I set for myself for 2013 and a look at some of the year’s highlights… Running/ Fitness Goals Run a Non-Disney Marathon Done! I ran the Marine Corp Marathon in October, what an amazing experience! I’d love to do this race again someday. So many races so little … Continue reading
The Story of Madison
I hope you all don’t mind a recycled post – this was first published last New Year’s Eve, but it’s one of my favorites and I thought it would be appropriate to re-visit as we celebrate the anniversary of Madison coming to live with us! This is a love story. It’s the story of … Continue reading
Weekly Training Recap
Hi! I’m back! So, I clearly took a bit of an unintentional blogging break. No specific reason other than I’ve just been a little stressed and honestly not really in the mood to write. Dopey training is still going well, I finished up my last “mini-Dopey” training week with back-to-back 3/6/10 & 20 mile runs … Continue reading
Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run: The Lottery
I’m not sure if I had mentioned it before or not, but a few weeks ago some friends and I entered the lottery for the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run and this morning we found out WE GOT IN! I’ve heard great things about this race and had been looking for another race in DC … Continue reading
Dopey Challenge: The Angry Corral Rant
Disclaimer: If you’re not in the mood for a totally petty, ranting, complaining post please feel free to skip this one. As many of you who participate in the runDisney races know, the corrals for Marathon Weekend were released this week. If you follow me on twitter, you probably also know that I am … Continue reading