Well March certainly went by fast, am I right? Hard to believe that I am five weeks out till the half marathon! After enduring long runs on the treadmill, this was my FIRST outdoor run on the trails! I met Kim for a nice 10 miler at the local forest preserve. The first loop was great and the ground was still a little hard, but by the second loop- everything was super mushy from the sun. Needless to say, my feet were soaked afterwards! Photo courtesy of Kim This week’s training plan Read More
13.1 or bust
I’m officially signed up for the Wisconsin Half Marathon in May! It feels great to have this on the books and have some long runs and training plans to commit to. In terms of goals, I usually don’t have a “I want to set a PR” mindset. Rather, I just make it a goal to finish a race giving it my best effort. That’s definitely true for this race, but the competitive person in me wants to beat my time for the only other half I did (Inaugural Chicago Rock & Roll-2009), which was 2:14. So we Read More
Workout Log | Twas the week before race day…
Workout log for August 12 - August 18: August 12: Step class with weights + ab exercises + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 13: Jillian Michaels Shred it With Weights DVD (30 min) + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 14: rest August 15: rest August 16: 2.87 miles, Time: 28:01, Pace: 9:46 August 17: 8 miles with Emily and Kim, Time: 1:14:37, Pace: 9:28 August 18: 3.13 miles, Time: 30:08, Pace: 9:38 Highlight of the week: running with Emily and Kim! I got to "sleep in" a bit and do a long Read More
Back-to-back race weekend: Gurnee Days 10k | Iron Girl Tri Relay
Workout log for August 5-August 11: August 5: 4.01 miles, Time: 37:51, Pace: 9:25 + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 6: arm weight circuit (3x) + rest August 7: Pilates DVD (30 min) + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 8: Jillian Michaels Shred it With Weights DVD (30 min) + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy August 9: 3.02 miles, Time: 28:25, Pace: 9:25 August 10: Gurnee Days 10k, Time: 51:45, Pace: 8:20 August 11: Iron Girl Tri (Relay- Run), Time: 24:14, Pace: 7:50, Overall time: 1:12:48 So when Read More
Workout Log | Runskin giveaway winner!
Happy Monday! I've got two items of business for today's post. First is my workout log from the past week: Workout log for July 29-August 4: July 29: 5.01 miles, Time: 46:48, Pace: 9:20 July 30: rest July 31: 2 miles, Time: 16:20, Pace: 8:10 + 3 miles with Katie right before the super creepy storm came rolling in! August 1: 1.25 mile walk with Izzy, arm weight circuit (3x), vacuuming/mopping like a madwoman (I worked up a good sweat!) August 2: Jillian Michaels’ No More Trouble Zones Read More
Workout Log | Runskin Giveaway!
This week's workout log wasn't totally on target with my Fort2Base training plan...it was a crazy week so I added in an additional rest day but hey it happens! I was glad I at least got my long run in! Workout log for July 22-July 28: July 22: 4.03 miles, Time: 39:11, Pace: 9:43 + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy July 23: rest July 24: rest July 25: 4.64 miles, Time: 44:12, Pace: 9:32 July 26: rest July 27: Jillian Michaels' No More Trouble Zones DVD + 1.25 mile walk with Izzy July 28: 8.03 Read More
Gurnee Days 10k-2mi Trail Run! {Sponsored} | Workout Log
The details: Gurnee Days 10K Race and 2 Mile Run/Walk When: Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 7:30am Where: Warren High School- O'Plaine Campus, 500 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee, IL Cost (through July 31): $20 for 10k, $15 for 2 mi run, $10 for 2 mi walk (family discounts and race day registration available) To register: Register at gurneeparkdistrict.com What I like about the race: 1) Gorgeous, mostly flat USATF certified course covering part of the Des Plaines River Trail. Last year, I Read More
Workout Log & Training Insights
Workout log for July 8-July 14: July 8: rest July 9: Jillian Michael's No More Trouble Zones DVD July 10: 5.26 miles, Time: 48:47, Pace: 9:16, Calories: 624 July 11: 4.01 miles, Time: 37:44, Pace: 9:25, Calories: 472 July 12: 1.25 mile walk with Izzy July 13: 9 miles with Kim (see below for post run poses and obligatory jumping photo!) Time: 1:25:00, Pace: 9:30, Calories: 1062 July 14: 1.25 mile walk with Izzy, arm weight circuit (3x), Blast the Belly Fat workout Training Read More
