Chicago Marathon 2014 Week #8 Training and two PRs!
I am just ending week 8 of Chicago Marathon 2014 training. Overall the training is going well and I am becoming a stronger runner each week. This training season I am following the same program that...
View ArticleChicago Marathon 2014 Training Week #16
Bob Horwitz speedwork session The weeks have been flying by leading up to the Chicago Marathon 2014. This training season has been different than any other season. While I am following the program...
View ArticleChicago Marathon 2014- Race Day!
Here it is! My 4th Marathon and my 3rd time doing the Chicago Marathon (2012, 2013 and 2014)! The days leading up to the Marathon were filled with so many emotions. Some of the time, I felt numb and...
View ArticleChicago Marathon Recovery and Base Building for Boston!
It’s been a month since the Chicago Marathon and I have been thoroughly enjoying some rest time. I did two back to back training cycles with no break- Bayshore Marathon in May 2014 and then Chicago in...
View ArticleRoad Runners Club of America (RRCA) Coaching Certification
Me at the RRCA Coaching Certification class on November 15, 2014 In the beginning of the summer of 2014, there was an email sent from a fellow runner about the RRCA Coaching Certification program and a...
View ArticleThe Story of Two Broken Feet
Right before I was given the diagnosis that my feet were broken- still smiling! Yes, it’s true- I have two broken feet. As I write this post, it happened 10 days ago and I am still in shock about it....
View ArticleThe (Long) Road to Recovery
It’s been a long road and one that has seemed to go on forever. When I broke my feet in December 2014, I thought that I was looking at 6-8 weeks recovery and then I would be back to my normal life...
View ArticleBoston Marathon, Here I Come!
Call me crazy….. I made a decision to run the Boston Marathon this year, in spite of the fact that I have not been able to properly train. The Boston Marathon is on Monday, April 18 which is only...
View ArticleBoston Marathon 2016
As I write this, it’s still unbelievable to me that I ran the Boston Marathon. The experience of completing this race was, without trying to be cliché, life-changing. Running is one of the...
View ArticleMy Biggest Adventure Yet
In August of this last year, I turned 35 and as I blew out my candles I remember wishing for a change in my life. I could not define what I wanted this change to be, just knew it was time for a new...
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