Hey Ya’ll! New Blog Design up today. I’m really excited about it and I have Katelyn to thank for all her work. I really wanted something simple, clean and easy to navigate, and Katelyn really worked with me to create that. HIRE HER.
Now on to the post…
My Current Positives & Negatives of Marathon Training Update:
POSITIVES:
1. Pretty awesome Speed Work (so far). This is kind of a shocker for me considering I have NEVER liked to go fast. I remember in high school being known on the soccer team for more of an endurance runner than a speed girl (aka why I played mid-field). BUT I think I have the girls below (and Carla in particular, who I like to trash talk with on Gchat about our 5K races) have help take my speedwork to a new level. Last week, I ran a 7:10 and 7:37 mile last week, and I don’t think I have seen 7s since maybe high school?
Rebecca, Myself, Jenny, Carla, Leticia, Kristen, & Stephanie
2. Biking. I am so happy to have biking back in my life. Also can someone else please get a bike so I don’t have to go on 50 mile bike rides by myself? Thanks in advance!
3. Swimming. I have a love/hate relationship with swimming. I love to swim, but I hate to swim laps. If I was playing Sharks and Minnows all day, I think my swimming skills would definitely improve, but unless I go back to summer camp I believe my days of Sharks and Minnows are sadly over. Tear. However, I would say the cross training is probably not a bad thing to add to my Marathon Training.
NEGATIVES
1. (Slow) Long Runs. My pace is much slower than when I was training for the NJ Marathon in the spring. Almost a whole minute slower than during the winter. Dorothy says I shouldn’t worry about this because people tend to run slower in the summer months (aka training in the heat)
2. Lack of blogging. This might seem like a strange negative, but I think that blogging helps me sort out my thoughts on my training. Lately, I haven’t had the time to blog. I honestly don’t know how other bloggers do it!? How do you write a post on MOST days of the week and have a full time job? No seriously, please tell me!! I could use the help.
COOL READS THIS WEEK:
1. Sponsorships & Olympic Athletes: I did not know about the Olympic “Rule 40″ but here is a great post explaining it. Very Interesting.
2. 19 Pieces Of Advice You’ll Need To Make It Through Your 20s. via Thought Catalog.
3. I finally paid off my $20 library fine (only took me two years), so yesterday I picked up this new Library Book: A Life Without Limits: A World Champion’s Journey by Chrissie Wellington
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love the 19 pieces of advice article! And the new look
Thanks for sharing!
I know how you feel about slower training runs! It’s hard to see bigger numbers for me, but you’re right, we should trust rockstar Dorothy
Love the redesign!
Awesome training! I say the same thing but NO one has a bike by me either! I hate the real long rides by myself wah
Aaaaaand I just typed a comment and then my computer deleted it. Awesome.
LOVE the pink and green!!! So so so pretty. My fave colors. Why I didn’t use them in my blog redesign, I do not know.
Come to Charlottesville and I will ride bikes and play sharks and minnows with you!!! Also, when you find out how people have the time to write blog posts and hold full time jobs and have lives, let me know because I have been wondering that, too.
That is all.
Are you running the 5th Ave Mile? Want to race?
TYPICAL. trash talk continues on blog…love it
Love the new design! I wish I had a bike so I could ride with you
Hope to see you tomorrow morning for another sweaty and hot long run!
Love the new blog design! It looks great! Running in the summer is HARD…don’t worry! And I will also say it for the 100th (?) time…you are SO MUCH FASTER than you give yourself credit for! I bet you could bust out 7:XX miles regularly if you really wanted to!
Also…don’t tell anyone, but there is a slight, small, teeny, weeny chance that that I do some blogging at work
shhhh….
Wow, I thought I was reading Chef Katelyn’s blog because your site looks exactly like hers!!
Love the new design! I wouldn’t worry about the slower long runs. The heat takes more of a toll on longer distances and there is a huge range of paces that are beneficial. You are supposed to be doing long runs 1:30- 30 seconds slower than marathon pace and most people run them too fast anyways. You will be fine! Just hope for a crisp marathon day!
You will love the book. chrissy is fantastic and so is the book.
My boyfriends likes it so much, he is re-reading it and ofcourse it inspires us to train harder.
SHARKS AND MINNOWS IS THE BEST GAME EVER! Gets the heart rate up so quickly, being chased by a human shark. If you’re a minnow. I also am fond of the games “Star” and “Categories”
I will absolutely play Sharks and Minnows with you sometime. Also, I have a bike and Brad and I want to train for a century in October. Also, performance degrades 7% for every 10 degrees over 70F (though I would guess it must switch to a higher rate at some point), so lately, you are 14% slower than you will be in the fall. That’s a lot!
Also, I will start writing my blog posts with every paragraph beginning with ‘also’.
ALSO, I really like your design and Brad says he likes it better than mine
The new design looks great!
love the new look! good question on the posting. i had a giveaway a week ago and still haven’t finished my post. work has been crazy and i’ve chosen to enjoy my free time with my bf and friends rather than blogging. it happens. I think i am going to try and work on writing more than one post at a time.
and i hear ya on the heat. it will hopefully cool off soon. my runs are definitely slower this time of year.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the redesign.
You totally forgot a negative: not enough running with your neighbor Theodora.
I loooove the new design!
1. I love the new blog design! It’s amazing, and so you!
2. I want to get a bike, so once I do, I’ll go on 50 mile rides with you?
Love the new look! I am also dying to read the Chrissie Wellington book! (Love her!)
Love the new design! Great job.
Love the pink and green! Cute!