I kind of dropped the ball during my second week of training for the Hamburg Half. I knew I’d be heading out of town for the weekend, and would most likely have limited running possibilites, but that apparently wasn’t enough of a motivator to try to squeeze all my workouts in. But in any case, …
The Hamburg Half Marathon — one of my two major races planned for 2013 — is practically around the corner, so I have the pleasure of starting my training while in Oslo! I’ll be following a 3Plus2 training plan (3 days of running and 2 days of cross-training per week, which I loved when training for …
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to plan. Running, language learning, my own research — you name it, and I’ve probably made a lovely, color-coded Excel spreadsheet to guide me to my goal. So it shouldn’t surprise you too much to find out that I also have a plan to build up my …
The last week of training before Sunday’s race… Monday, yoga: A 40-minute yoga practice was just what I needed to stretch out. Tuesday, cross-training: Did 8.6 miles in about 30 minutes on the bike at the gym. The days are getting shorter and now it’s pretty much too dark to do anything outside before or after work …