I ran a marathon this month! And then I took off a whole week. ALL THE REST. Then it was a slow build back up toward the end of the month and trying to plan out the end of the year. Looking forward to closing 2021 out strong! 18 active days80 miles4 strength workouts1 stretching … Continue reading October 2021 Stats
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October 9, 2021 | Lake Junaluska, NC | FIRST MARATHON done and dusted!! I DID IT! I can't even believe it. And I totally want to do it again. haha. The post-race stupor is real y'all. But to recap... Leading up to the race in the taper I got super sick with a head cold. … Continue reading Virtual Boston aka My first marathon!
The highest mileage I've ever run. EVER. Plus I did TWO twenty milers - and one had some speed. I spent a long weekend at the Outer Banks with my grad school besties and they helped crew for me on my speed 20 miler. It was sooooooo helpful! I also did the Oiselle NC team's … Continue reading September 2021 Stats
And I thought last month had a lot of miles! A fun meetup with Oiselle and the NC team plus I got strength back into my schedule! I also took a fun trip to Houston to see friends and run around Rice. Solid, sweaty month. SO READY FOR FALL. 30 active days179.6 miles9 strength workouts22 … Continue reading August 2021 Stats
August 6, 2021 - Raleigh, NC Headed to Raleigh for the evening to watch some pros race a mile REALLY fast. Plus we got to watch the Olympic marathon on the jumbo screen at Cardinal Gibbons track. Molly Seidel totally beasted in Tokyo and got 3rd!!! SO AMAZING. and so glad I got to see … Continue reading Sir Walter Miler
So many miles this month!! And it's only going to get higher as we get into the thick of marathon training. These long runs in the heat are KILLER. Still trying to figure out my hydration game but I'll get there. This month we had a fun stroller 5K, an in-person race meetup for Oiselle, … Continue reading July 2021 Stats
Winston-Salem, NC | July 17, 2021 | Cheering loudly! This was the first Oiselle race meetup that we've head in AGES. I was supposed to be running the normal folks 5K but my calf seized up during my morning long run so I thought better of it and decided just to cheer. We had a … Continue reading Beat the Heat 5K
Kernersville, NC | July 3, 2021 | Time: 30:15 | First real race since March 2020! Stroller miles with the whole family for some 4th of July fun. 🙂 Luke and Graham wanted us to go faster and faster until of course Luke realized he needed to pee with over a mile left to go. … Continue reading Rotary Club of Kernersville 4th of July 5K
This month was full of sweat. SO MUCH SWEAT. I cannot hydrate enough for the amount of liquid in my clothes after a run haha. I focused primarily on yoga this month while I took a couple of down weeks in running. Boston training starts just after the beach and I don't want to be … Continue reading June 2021 Stats
Started May off with a bang when I took down my 10K PR to 54:51. The heat/humidity combo was the WORST as I tried to get acclimated. I did a good amount of yoga and stretching trying to be better about rest days but still factored some strength workouts into the mix. We took a … Continue reading May 2021 Stats