Guys, yesterday was kind of a BIG day… After over 2 years of taking prerequisite classes (over 12 classes!), doing hundreds of observation hours, writing essays and studying for and taking the GRE’s (just last week!), I FINALLY submitted my applications to Physical Therapy Doctorate programs! I have to admit I am CRAZY nervous about … Continue reading
If you’ve been following along on my running journey for awhile now you may know that I’ve chosen to run in support of different charities several times over the past few years, in fact, the whole reason I began running was to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) in memory of my friend Kerry. (You … Continue reading
RECAP (10/5-10/11) Tuesday – 3 mile run Thursday – 3 mile run Saturday – Hartford Marathon! Sunday – 2 mile walk, foam rolling & recovery! What a great race! The Hartford Marathon was a great experience and perfect for Jason’s first marathon, I honestly can’t recommend it enough! You can read my full review HERE! Weekly Mileage – 32.2 … Continue reading
Honestly, what a great day! We literally could not have asked for better weather (clear skies and mid 50’s!), the entire event was well organized and best of all, I got to run my husband’s first marathon with him in his hometown – overall I’d say the race was a huge success! Race start … Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon Jason and I (and Madison of course!) drove from the Cape to my moms house in Western Massachusetts, she’s only about a half an hour from Hartford so it’s perfect! As soon as we arrived and dropped Madison off at the house we headed to the expo to grab our bibs. The expo … Continue reading
With less than a week to go to the Hartford Marathon, the countdown is on! The training is done and now it’s time to focus on getting our bodies and minds ready by fueling well, hydrating, foam rolling and some positive thinking! As many of you know, both Jason and I used to work in professional … Continue reading
I’m sort of back and forth on what to do with these “Weekly Training Recaps” I feel like they’re probably boring for you all to read, but at the same time this is really the only place I track my workouts! I haven’t written one in a few weeks, so I’m playing catch up while … Continue reading
Over the weekend I was working on my essay for my PT school applications and I thought the prompt was something interesting to share. Physical therapy is all about movement of the human body. Specifically improving or optimizing movement of the human body. The essay prompt addresses using the optimization of movement to improve life, … Continue reading
With several fall races coming up I’ve been trying to do a little race trip planning! Hartford is pretty easy, it’s not so much a “destination” trip as a trip home. We’ll be staying at my moms house which is about half an hour away from downtown Hartford and we’ll hopefully get to see some friends … Continue reading
So since I haven’t been blogging much, I’ve pretty much gone through all of my marathon training without posting much more than my short weekly training updates! So, how has this cycle of marathon training gone? MEH. Honestly, not great, but could have been worse. Unfortunately I struggled with a few things this summer: humidity, … Continue reading
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