I love all of the holiday festivities around us on the Cape – Christmas parades, carolers, carriage rides and my favorite, the Falmouth Jingle Jog! Jason and I did this race last year and honestly, we’ve been looking forward to doing it again ever since! This year our run club friend Jen was running and … Continue reading
Ever since the Hartford Marathon I’ve been dealing with some mysterious new knee pain and to be honest it’s getting VERY frustrating. Based on where the pain is it seems as if it could be caused by IT band tightness, but honestly, recent stretching and foam rolling tells me my IT band really isn’t tight. … Continue reading
Well I have clearly been REALLY slacking on posting these training recaps, so this one covers the last MONTH! The good thing is there are 3 races spread over that time, so if you missed any of those recaps the links are right here in my training log! With fall races done, Jason and I … Continue reading
So this is an interesting recap…the half marathon that wasn’t a half marathon! Before the Race With a scheduled 10pm start, Jason and I spent much of the afternoon of race day resting in our room. We grabbed a snack around 5pm and got ready to get on a bus for 7:15pm. We had been keeping an … Continue reading
So if you’ve read any of my 3 Falmouth Road Race Recaps, you’ve probably noticed a theme – the Falmouth Road Race is HOT. And HUMID. Honesty, I was miserable and whiney for almost the entire race this August. And while it is a wonderfully organized race (how they manage to get 14,000 people into … Continue reading
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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
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