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Week 46 of 2023! – Week 8 of HM training

What would be life without throwing some SICKNESS into the mix?! Last week training went great! This week? HAH. Monday – 11.13.23 – Plan: 3 mi EZActual: Jesse woke up sick and I stayed home which meant no run – especially because the weather changed to cold and rainy! I gotta admit staying home withContinue reading “Week 46 of 2023! – Week 8 of HM training”

Week 45 (of 2023) and week 8 of HM training

I woke up Monday morning with no foot pain, but I didn’t want to walk on it and get any pains. So I tried sleeping in, which only worked to about 5:45 and then I got up. With the time change Haze is up at 6:30am sharp rather than 7:30am sharp – do we thinkContinue reading “Week 45 (of 2023) and week 8 of HM training”

Week 44 (of 2023) and week 7 of HM training

Started off the week listening to: Plus an array of podcasts and music. Monday (10.30.23) – Plan: 3 miles EZ Actual: I got a short nap in yesterday after my run and went to sleep at 10pm sharp. I woke up and was wide awake around 4:30am but tried my hardest to get a littleContinue reading “Week 44 (of 2023) and week 7 of HM training”

Week 43 of 2023 (week 6 of HM training)

Less than 9 weeks till 2024… Let that sink in! That is wild! And only like 4 weeks till my BABAY is a two year old. 🤯🤯🤯🤯 The days are getting much shorter a bit colder and the year is nearly over. My goals and thoughts are constantly changing, but one thing remains the sameContinue reading “Week 43 of 2023 (week 6 of HM training)”

Week 42 (of 2023) AND who knows on HM training at this point (week 5)

I’ve come to grips that I won’t be going after a PR anymore but what I can do is enter this new phase in the healthiest way possible and injury free so that come 2024 I can meet my goals. So, I will focus on rest, recovery, strength and running – but not speed workContinue reading “Week 42 (of 2023) AND who knows on HM training at this point (week 5)”

Week 40 (of 2023) – Week 3 of HM training

Starting week 3 on a major DOWN – I feel sick, my nose is running like crazy and my head is very stuffy, I am very very run down and exhausted. Monday – (10.2.23) – Plan: 5 mi EZActual: it turns out not taking a proper rest day on Sunday REALLY did me in today.Continue reading “Week 40 (of 2023) – Week 3 of HM training”

Week 39 (of 2023) – Week 2 HM Training

I realized I haven’t shared the books I’ve read lately .. mostly chicklit but on Tuesday I started a running memoir book, here are the ones in the past few weeks I’ve read: The Des Linden book is a short listen, with only ~300 minutes or so, but it’s interesting! I didn’t know much aboutContinue reading “Week 39 (of 2023) – Week 2 HM Training”

Week 38 (of 2023) Week 1 of HM training

So, this means it is finally time to begin week one of half marathon training!! I feel like I have been waiting for this for so long lol. I have luckily been like 80/20 consistent with running and kept mileage 10-15 miles per week – which is great! I fought some sickness but hopefully willContinue reading “Week 38 (of 2023) Week 1 of HM training”

Week 3 (of 2023)

Week 11 of 12 training! And the tapering begins!! I have really enjoyed the long runs with the baby dumpling. I never thought I would ever say I enjoyed running that far while pushing a stroller, but it is nice to have the company! While I now know I can cover the distance, we willContinue reading “Week 3 (of 2023)”

Week 2 (of 2023!)

Week 10 of training for the PR half marathon! It is still sinking in that we are in 2023! Have you gotten used to it yet? Also, the sun is starting to go down later and later! I am sooooooooooooo excited! It’s amazing how some runs can make you full of doubt and others areContinue reading “Week 2 (of 2023!)”