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I am one week from race day, and unfortunately, this was not a good training week. Why? Because I got sick! I am hoping it’s just a quick, short head cold, but my breathing has not been good all week. My running has been off. My sleep has been off.…

I forgot to change our calendar for most of this week and when I did I couldn’t believe how fast April flew by. Where did it go? I had a pretty good month, with high mileage, no injuries (!) and several long runs to keep me ready for Cleveland Marathon…

I realized this week that I am somehow off my training plan … I am loosely following Hal Higdon’s intermediate half marathon training plan. Loosely is the right word, because each week I try to match the long run, one of the speed runs, and then fit in some other…

This week, we were back to our routine and normal schedule. Though it was hard waking up early again, I somehow got in a record-high week, 35 miles total. I cannot remember the last time I got in this many miles in one week – definitely not in 2023! Here…

This week, my workouts and running schedule were a little off, and my mileage was less than the past few weeks. But for good reason — we got in a mini family vacation! My son was off school, and we decided to take off Thursday and Friday to drive to…

We did it – we finally had a full week of springtime weather! No snow, no ice, and despite some rain, some gorgeous days. Of course, I loved this and took advantage of it as I could. After dinner walks with the kids, early morning runs (without winter clothes!), and…

I’m onto week 5 of half marathon training, and on the schedule this week was a 9 mile run. So, I decided to do it Tuesday morning before work. I’m starting to really enjoy my mid-week long runs – it’s great to get them over with, great to have the…