Philly Training: Taper & Race Week

Race week is already here. What?! The hard work is done, and now all I need to focus on is not doing anything stupid to injure myself and not checking the weather too much and driving myself crazy. Harder said than done. Exhibit A: the crescent roll incident. With just one, easy 3 mile shakeout … Continue reading Philly Training: Taper & Race Week

Philly Training: Week 16

So I hinted on Tuesday that my taper and I are not getting along, but that all started this week. Last week was peachy. I very much enjoyed the reduction in mileage and it was perfectly timed, because things really heated up at work and the longer hours + stress wouldn’t have balanced well with a … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 16

Tapering, Or My Attempt At Self-Sabotage

It’s official: I’m in full on taper mode. And apparently that means it’s time for me to subconsciously make every attempt to sabotage my impending race. The Philadelphia Marathon, the marathon for which I’ve trained for and shed blood, sweat and tears for these past 16+ weeks, is just 12 days away. And what do … Continue reading Tapering, Or My Attempt At Self-Sabotage

Philly Training: Week 15 (Peak Week)

I survived. Seven weeks ago, I had never run more than 50 miles in a week. Now, in the past seven weeks I have run 50 miles or more five times, topping out at 57 miles last week for a new personal weekly mileage record. And I am so happy that it is over! I … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 15 (Peak Week)

Philly Training: Week 14

With less than four weeks until race day, I think I’m finally starting to hone in on my goal pace. Last week was a record week in terms of mileage, and had some critical workouts that made it one of the most important weeks of the season so far. I started the week with my … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 14

Philly Training: Week 12/13

I’ve been slacking. Not in my running, but in my blogging. I am now two weeks behind in my training recaps, and that is – in part – because I had something more interesting to write about last week with the Staten Island Half. So make up for it, you’ll get two weeks for the … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 12/13

Philly Training: Week 11

It’s taper week…Not for the big show (the Philadelphia Marathon…), but rather for the preview race, the Staten Island Half Marathon. And I’m nervous. Like really nervous. I don’t remember the last time I was this nervous for a race. I still feel like my goal might be out of reach, but then I also … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 11

Philly Training: Week 10

Double digits?! How did we get here so fast? This is the awkward point in training when you are really far in…but you still have so far to go. When you feel strong and confident…but also sluggish and tired. I can tell my body is changing (and hopefully improving), that the miles I’m putting in … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 10

Philly Training: Half Way There

It’s hard to believe I’m already half way through my training for the Philadelphia Marathon. It’s also hard to believe I still have another nine weeks until race day. I don’t know of anything but marathon training that can simultaneously fly by and feel like it will never end. This week was about recovery for … Continue reading Philly Training: Half Way There

Philly Training: Week 8

This week, I came back from vacation and crashing back to reality with a lingering cold and some nasty jetlag to boot. With my body feeling pretty run down, I made all sorts of modifications to my training plan, including replacing the workouts I had scheduled with the same number of “general aerobic” miles (a … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 8