Week 11! This week was supposed to be a bit of a break for my training, which is great, because my heart and my legs just weren't in the game. I did one race, one yoga class, and one other run. Not to say that I wasn't busy, of course, but I just couldn't get going with my running. Sunday ...
weekly recap: 8/31 – 9/6
where my head is in competition with everything else
I feel like I am at the part of training where the physical training is starting to lose some ground to the mental. Physically: it's just running. One foot in front of the other, over and over and over again. It's shorter miles during the week, in preparation for longer mileage on the weekends. ...
weekly recap: 8/24 – 8/30 & august wrap
Here we are. September. Wha....? Even though it's not technically fall (and judging by the current temperatures, won't even remotely feel like fall for quite some time), September does, in fact, mark the last quarter of the year. And once the year is over? That means the marathon is ...
tropical smoothie cafe’s unBEETable new menu items & giveaway
This is a sponsored post. Tropical Smoothie provided me with gift cards for my own personal use and to giveaway in exchange for this review. All opinions are my own. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is making some changes. Big changes. And I was part of a group of bloggers and social media mavens to see ...
weekly recap: 8/17 – 8/23
So we have come to the conclusion of Week 9 of marathon training. Which means we are going into double-digit training week numbers. Which is almost more intimidating than double-digit long runs. Which I need to start getting a handle on, soon. One step at a time; one run at a time; one wall at a ...
diagon alley
I don't think I've made any secret of the fact that I am a huge Harry Potter fan. It's even more fabulous that little man has discovered the magic of Hogwarts and is following along in my footsteps! (Mr PugRunner has yet to fully embrace the glory of Gryffindor, but we are working on it). Of ...