It doesn’t take long to realize that being a lifelong runner involves so much more than actually running. How we feel and perform during a run is a result of what we do before, during and after the run. Many runners set out to become better runners and only focus on what they are doing … Read More
It’s really hard to believe that today is the last day of April! It feels like Spring just arrived and suddenly summer is already on the horizon. This season has gone by especially quickly since winter seemed to last up until last week. Now that I have a full week of spring running under my … Read More
This is the first time I can officially say there is just one month to go until race day! Today wraps up week 9 of 25k training, and I have to say it was the least successful one yet. I think I jinxed myself last week by writing a post about how running has felt … Read More
We often hear that if you want to become a better runner, you need to increase your mileage. While this is true to some extent, there definitely is a point where those junk miles start to do more damage than good. How many miles a week should you run? Running has an incredible ability to … Read More
Here we are at the start of a new week again, wrapping up week 8 of 25k training. I expected this week to be my highest mileage yet, continuing to increase my long run mileage and reach a new longest distance since the New York City Marathon. Well – it turns out life had other … Read More
Well, here we are again as another week of 25k training wraps up. I had to double check myself when I wrote this post to make sure it actually was the end of week 7 on my 25k training plan already. Time sure has a way of moving even faster than normal when you are training … Read More
