One month of training has passed already!  Still in the easy stages, but each week is progressing towards more weekly miles and soon I will be in the heart of the training.  August is filled with lots of long runs, and it is a hot month. But so far I am running well and not feeling injured. Hopefully it will stay that way. I will be running some days at

Most of week 3 continued in the high elevations in North Carolina. After week 2’s 9 mile long run with steep hills, I started week 3 with two very sore calf muscles.  After much debate whether to run Tuesday (3 miles scheduled) or wait until Wed (6 miles), I decided to stretch a lot on Monday and try to run Tuesday.  Tuesday’s run got better as I ran and Wednesday

Week 2 went great, ending with a 9 mile run for the week.  There are no injuries to report. In general the pace for the entire week was a bit slow, but that is fine for this stage of training.  Right now the important key is being injury free. I’m very pleased with the first 2 weeks of training.   I want to talk some about the 9 mile run.

After two weeks of no running to rest a sore Achilles (or at least soreness in that area), I began with a 4 mile run and 6 miles the next day.  Both runs went well.  Then I did 4 miles and 7 for a total of 21 miles for the week. Not a bad Week 1. I did have calf soreness, and I’m using the foam roller, which seems to

 As I begin training for the Marine Corps Marathon, I will post about how well the training is going.  Week 1 will begin the week of July 5th.   For the past 14 days, I have not run at all due to pain in the Achilles region, which is something new I have not experienced before. Knowing that my training for the next 16 weeks will be rigorous, I decided

Prior to 2012, I never dreamed I would ever run a half marathon and definitely not a full marathon (which I did accomplish in 2014).   I knew others that ran half marathons, and I admired their accomplishments. I had always been a casual runner since college, but I would run for up to a couple months and then suddenly miss a few days. Before I knew it, months would

I am excited to be running with the Marines in October at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon, and this will be my second marathon.   This is one of the best Marathons in the U.S., with 30,000 runners.  Looks like I will be spending the summer running most Sunday mornings early, and it is one of the best things I love to do!  It will be challenging, and I am

For many, Shamrock is the “season opener” for race season and for good reasons – 1) It’s near the first day of spring 2) It’s at the beach! I had been looking forward to this race for a while.  I was originally going to run this one in 2014 as my first marathon – before I became injured (and ultimately did Chicago Marathon instead).  This time around, I was running

For me, races are the funnest aspect of running.  I love these events – the expo, the weekend away, the start, the crowds and their signs, the finish line, and the celebration! There are several run possibilities this year.  Here is how my race possibilities are looking ( I cannot do all of these, but I would like to!): Shamrock (Half Marathon) Alexandria Running Festival (Half Marathon) Marine Corps Marathon