training – Page 2 – Enjoying the Journey

Call It a Draw: Heat 1/Leah 1

August 23, 20100

I was a bit apprehensive about this morning’s workout. Saturday had been miserable, and I’d spent the rest of the day in a stupor, lying …

Heat 1: Leah 0

August 21, 20100

Today was awful. I was struggling before the sun came up and then, by mile 8, I was nauseous. My friend Lindsey was with me …

Heat and the Long Run

August 20, 20100

Tomorrow, I have a 20-miler on the schedule. Last weekend was a fall-back week, and I remembered being supremely thankful at the time that I wasn’t running …

Hands-On Help

August 16, 20100

Today, we hit Wilke for repeats. As I went up for the second one, Coach Gilbert ran over next to me and told me I …

Running Workout Mishmash

August 12, 20100

Here I am, tired, headachey and over-scheduled (waah waah waah). I need some simple days ahead! My week day runs this week were quite good. …

Whew

August 9, 20100

I can honestly say that I am hoping this week will mean a slow down. Between the family’s European vacation, my Baltic bike adventure, and …

Waa Waa Waa

July 21, 20100

Alert: you are entering a whining zone. My long run today sucked ass. Here’s where it went wrong: Mental State On Saturday, I was really …

Long Run on the Road

July 17, 20100

This morning was a 14-mile long run on the road. It’s so nice to be back on the road and have a group of people …

Plain Old FUN

June 21, 20100

So much has happened recently…I’m behind in all my logs (food, workout, blog),so I’m going to touch on some highlights. This is primarily my workout log, …

Road Running in the Future

June 7, 20100

I went to a new workout group today. My friends Kelley and Lindsey, with whom I am doing the Nike Women’s Marathon in October, have trained …