Tag: Running
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Week 17
The last training week before marathon day! I look back on where I started on Week 1 and can’t believe I’m actually here. Monday Something I really need to focus on is finding a strength routine that I will actually do. Why do I hate doing it so much?! Sigh…no…
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Week 16
We’re down to the tail end of training. It’s the first week of tapering and quite a disappointing week for me. Trying to stay focused on being healthy, staying strong, and prepping for the big weekend. Monday Another strength day that I was determined to do. I did a short…
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Race Recap: 2021 Novant Lake Norman 15K & 5K
The Novant Health Lake Norman 15K and 5K was held on September 26 and is an annual race as part of the Charlotte 6 Pack Race Series. This was my first time running this race, and it was my first 15K. Automatic PR! I signed up for this as part…
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Week 15
The race is getting closer, and I feel it getting more and more real. This week was “peak week” where I would complete my first 40-mile week and finish a 20 mile run. While I had slacked the last few weeks, I was determined to complete all 40 miles this…
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Week 14
Another training week is done, and this week marked 30 days left in the countdown and less than 1 month to go. I’m getting really nervous, but I am just trying to stay focused. I got in most of my runs but came up 4 miles short because of my…
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Race Recap: 2021 Around the Crown 10K
This is my second time running this race. This is such a well-run race and has a cool concept. The highlight for ATC10K is that you get to run on I-277 which is Charlotte’s inner belt. The views are awesome and it is just funny to run on a big…
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Week 13
Monday Didn’t do a strength workout…again! Tuesday A solid 4.5 mile run today. Average pace of 12:41/mile Wednesday I didn’t run today. It was raining, and I just couldn’t think about doing 9. Thursday 9 miles on a weekday – this run was a major accomplishment! This is as much…
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Weeks 9-12
While I continued with my training plan, these weeks really got lost for both training and blogging. I’m not going to go into a summary of all of the runs, but a few highlights are: Humidity was a killer I was feeling really discouraged. My runs weren’t feeling good. It…
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Race Recap: 2021 Emerald City Half Marathon
To make my long runs a little more palpable and fun, I researched and found several races that overlapped. I looked for races in NC, but we don’t have a lot of long ones in the summer because it is so hot. My brother lives in Ohio, so I looked…
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2021 Chicago Marathon: Training Week 8
Much like last week, this week was a struggle. I felt frustrated and discouraged on many of my runs, but I’m just trying to focus on completing the miles on my marathon training schedule. Supposedly, I am getting stronger with every workout, but I feel like I’m getting worse. Just…
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