Woke up at 5 AM, a little earlier than I needed to but I couldn’t sleep anyway. For some reason I always get nervous before a race. I guess its because I always have a goal time in mind and I don’t like failing to meet a goal I have set. But I always [...]
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Was feeling down today, not quite sure why. Could be the fact that I have cut way back on my mileage this week or something else completely. Either way I was glad it was not another rest day, I needed to run. I ran 3 miles on the treadmill, I would have liked to run [...]
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“Overtraining is the biggest problem incurred by runners who lack the experience or discipline to cope with their own enthusiasm”-Marty Liquori “During the hard training phase never be afraid to take a day off. If your legs are feeling unduly stiff and sore, rest; if you are at all sluggish, rest; in fact, if in [...]
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Just a short follow up on my foam roller post. I have been using it every day since I bought it, sometimes more than twice. The first time I did the exercise for my ITB it really hurt on the side that was giving me trouble, it also took a couple of tries to [...]
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A big thank you to everyone who gave me their opinions and review of the different GPS watches. It seems that most people use the 205, 305 and 405. Here is a brief summary of what people said about each watch. Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor The Garmin 305 was the [...]
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I am seriously thinking purchasing a Garmin. Up to now I have been using the nike +, and as I previously posted it has worked well for me. But my husband offered to buy me a Garmin, so I am considering it, I do enjoy new toys and new ways to track my runs [...]
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Today I went out to do a 10 mile easy run. I was a little worried about my energy level because I started my run at 2:30 and that is the time of the day when I get a little sluggish. Started out easy, warmed up for a couple of miles and then settled into [...]
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I am changing up my routine a little this week to prep for the race. Here is my schedule for the week: Sun 10 miles Mon 3 miles Tue 6 miles pace workout 2 miles easy; 8 X 300 meters (recover for 100 meters); 2 miles easy Wed 3 miles Thu 0 miles Fri 3s [...]
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So I was reading over the details of the Daisy 5K and realized that they have free childcare during the race. So my husand is going to run it with me. I am so excited this is the first race we are going to run a race together. I wish more races offered childcare for [...]
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My husband was home today so we decided do try something a little different for our run. We drove downtown had a breakfast burrito from Taco Deli and then went for a run on the Town Lake Trail. It is a ten mile loop that goes around the lake. You can make the loop shorter [...]
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