So yesterday I quite by accident realized that today is exactly 2 years from my very first blog post! I wasn’t necessarily planning to write about it, but since I didn’t have anything else planned for today I figured it may be a good time to recap a little bit about the past two years … Continue reading
Wine & Dine Half Marathon: The Race
So, when we last left off we were at the starting line! (And if you missed how we got there you can checkout W&D: The Meet-UP and W&D: Before the Starting Line!) I have to admit I sort of look at the Wine & Dine Half Marathon as a good “excuse” to go to Disney … Continue reading
Weekly Training Recap
Sorry for the delay on the Wine & Dine recap – I promise it’ll be up tomorrow! RECAP (11/11-11/17) Monday – last day at Disney! We may have stuffed ourselves silly after the race! Tuesday – fly home from Florida / rest day Wednesday – 6 mile speed work 1 mile warm up, 1600m @ 8:30/ 400m slow … Continue reading
Wine & Dine Half Marathon: Before the Starting Line
In case you missed it, my Wine & Dine weekend started off with the runDisney Meet-Up on Thursday night. Friday my friends and I spent the day in the Magic Kingdom where we checked out the Jingle Cruise (which I thought was hysterical), met the new talking Mickey (totally cooler than I expected!) and I … Continue reading
Wine & Dine Half Marathon: The Meet-Up
I had such a great weekend down in Florida for the Wine & Dine Half Marathon! I can’t wait to tell you all about the race itself, but first up was the Wine & Dine Half Marathon Meet-Up on Thursday night! I was 1 of 125 people chosen to participate in this exclusive event (entry was … Continue reading
Weekly Training Recap
Hello All! I’m on a flight on my way home from my Wine & Dine Weekend and I can’t wait to tell you all about it! I had such a great time seeing friends, meeting new friends, eating my way around the Epcot Food & Wine Festival and of course running the Wine & Dine … Continue reading
Dopey Challenge Training
With the Marine Corps Marathon in the books, it’s time to focus on training for the Dopey Challenge which is just over 2 months away! For those of you not familiar, the Dopey Challenge is an inaugural event at this year’s Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (January 8-12, 2014). The challenge is to complete all 4 … Continue reading
Weekly Training Recap
First order of business – Swiftwick Giveaway Winners! Ben Jacobs – winner of 3 pairs of socks! Carlee Padot McClurg – winner of 1 pair of socks! Kelly Short – winner of 1 pair of socks! Congrats everyone! RECAP (10/28-11/3) Monday – marathon recovery! taught 1 hour yoga & foam rolling Tuesday – rest/ … Continue reading
Be the Best Spectator You Can Be!
Tomorrow I’m headed into the city to cheer my little head off at the New York City Marathon! While this is actually my first time going to spectate at a race (gasp!), but I’ve done my research, asked my family who have come to watch me run and well, I’ve run a few races myself … Continue reading
Race Day Takeaways from MCM
For the past few days I’ve been reflecting on my Marine Corps Marathon experience. For a race that I went into not feeling as well prepared as I would have liked it ended up being the perfect day! I decided to think about what really worked for me during this run and came up … Continue reading
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