Taper Crazy? Here’s How to Fix It.
You’ve put in all the hard work in training for your race, and now it’s time to taper. It’s not time to get some extra …
half marathon training
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 11: Peak Mileage
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 10: Sore and Exhausted
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
How to Appreciate the Training Process (Even When it Sucks)
Learning to appreciate the training process can be really tough. You must learn to trust and appreciate the training process and what it does in …
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 9: Building Fitness
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 8: Full Transparency
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 7: Refining My Fueling Strategy
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 6: Focus on Recovery
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
80/20 Running: Why You Need to Slow Down
Do you hate running? The principles of 80/20 running explain why you need to slow down 80% of the time to improve your race speed.
Half Marathon Training Diaries: Week 5 Just Keep Running
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! Currently, I’m training for the Salt Lake City Half Marathon on April 13th. My week 1 …
Half Marathon Training Diaries Week 4: Making Friends with the Treadmill
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! If you’d like to read the previous weekly recaps, here they are: Week 1: Kick-off, Goals, …
Half Marathon Training Diaries: Week 3
Thanks for stopping by my half marathon training series! If you’d like to read the previous weekly recaps, here they are: Week 1: Kick-off, Goals, …
Race Recap: Sweethearts 5k
After running any race, I am obligated to do a recap of how it went. My half marathon training plan called for a 5k race …
Half Marathon Training Diaries: Week 2 Feeling Like Less Than Superwoman
If you haven’t read my kick-off post about the half marathon I’m training for, head back here first. This week was a learning experience as …
Half Marathon Training Diaries: Kick-off Week 1
Last week marked the beginning of my first half marathon training plan for the year. I have 3 half marathons on the schedule for this …
How to Avoid Disrupting Your Running Goals When Traveling
This past week I spent a week traveling. I flew to Minneapolis, drove to Iowa, drove back up to central Minnesota, then back to Minneapolis …
Running Self Defense: What to Worry About and What Not to Bother With
Running self defense seems to be a rather hot topic. Of course, when we see in the news that a runner was actually abducted, this …
How to Survive Your First Half Marathon
When I decided in 2018 to run my first half marathon, I was pretty clueless. The farthest I had run before my training program started …