Shortly after my last training post, I strained my calf muscle, so I was unable to run for 5 weeks. After building my distance back up, I completed my 10K and a 15K. Then, a massive winter storm hit Texas. We were much luckier than […]
Week 2: This week, I have been battling a little hip soreness, especially after running during Camp Gladiator peak week (and not stretching afterward like I should). My only run outside of camp was my 4-mile run on Saturday. I overdressed for it, and the […]
AKA the week winter hit north Texas. It has been a cold, rainy, windy week in north Texas, but the weather did improve some by the weekend. It’s also my first training week for Cowtown 2021. As in past years, I’m using RunningAHEAD to keep […]
I didn’t realize it has been over two years since I made a new post. Since my last post, we’ve been on three vacations. In 2018, we went to Boston and Maine. Another national park – Acadia – checked off of the list. In 2019, […]
I took a few weeks off from running. When I started again, I restarted at the beginning of week 3 in the Couch to 5K program. I had been running Monday and Wednesday evenings when I got home from work and Saturday mornings when I […]
Since my running has been all over the place for about a year now, I felt like I needed to build back up to a good base. When I first started running, I used Couch to 5K. It slowly builds a runner up to a […]
It sounded like a good idea at the time I registered. 4.5 miles a month after my half marathon should be no problem. Before the shin splints struck during my half marathon training, I agreed to run a relay race with three of my friends. […]
First of all, I was so stiff and sore the day after Cowtown. I could barely walk. So, I thought it was best to take an extra rest day and skip my normal Tuesday morning Body Pump class. I’m starting to feel like a broken […]
I was still having some shin pain, so I decided to take the last two weeks before Cowtown completely off from running. I figured at that point, I could only hurt my race chances and do nothing to improve them. I kept up with my […]
I’m still having some shin pain. I again skipped my shorter, weekday runs, but I stuck with my 2 Body Pump classes and my “long” run on Saturday. I decided to try running in compression socks, because they feel so good after my run. I’m […]