Greetings, Tribe!This post is a day later than I originally planned, but I couldn’t allow myself to post without completing my long run.My first full week of marathon training (for the Chicago Marathon) is in the books!! It feels so good to have an official schedule for my workouts again!I kicked off this training cycle … Continue reading Marathon Training: Week 1 Recap
Greetings, Tribe!! I can’t believe it’s already been a week since Camp Saucony!!! Just over a week ago, dozens of running specialty associates convened at a summer camp in New Hampshire courtesy of Saucony. I, and my friend Betsy, we’re lucky enough to be chosen to attend this massive event. Going into the week, we … Continue reading Camp Saucony
Greetings, Tribe! Sunday marked the end of my school year. I teach violin, viola and various orchestras around Indianapolis, and Sunday marked my last concert of the season. The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) performed their final concert of the year, Latin Music! As the season closed, we said goodbye to our high school seniors (tear!) … Continue reading As One Season Closes, Another Begins
Greetings, Tribe! Another busy two weeks have come and gone. I’m pleased to share that I followed my plan ALMOST perfectly (missed my target one day) and my run streak is still going strong! My love for running is starting to return. I started reading Deena Kastor’s new book, Let Your Mind Run, and am … Continue reading 5k – Two Weeks Away
Greetings, Tribe! It’s been awhile. I’ll admit, I was in a rut. I missed my 100 mile goal for February (darn flu!!!), and was left with that feeling of “less than.” Getting on the treadmill to run that mile each day was about all of the motivation I could muster. Now, 1 mile is better … Continue reading Running Out of a Rut
I’ve realized that as an adult, about the only thing that gets us really excited are food days. We have National Cookie Day, and National Ice Cream Day, National Popcorn Day and National Chocolate Day. You name it, we’ve got it. Well, Adam and I get crazy over the Olympics, and for the opening ceremonies … Continue reading Foodie February
Greetings, Tribe! I have come to the realization that I’m an optimistic person, perhaps to a fault. My rose colored glasses had me thinking that after taking it relatively easy for two weeks post-marathons (a week “off” for each race), I could go back to ramping up my mileage slowly but surely. In order to … Continue reading Reality of Race Recovery
