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I ran this morning. I’m sore with tight glutes and calves. I’ll be working late tonight. The workout includes 150 wall balls and a bunch of rowing. I HATE wall balls and rowing. So many excuses to NOT be here. Turn your excuses into reasons. This evening workout serves as a reset and energizing for more post-dinner coding. Seems like a good reason to me.It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2022 running 🏃♀️goals. Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran, The Run Show USA Boston is ready to help kick-start your training season! Join the biggest running community meet-up at The Run Show USA in Boston from January 29-30. The inspirational speakers will get you motivated, the gear and swag partners will get you kitted out, and the skills clinics will make sure you’re ready to tackle any race distance no matter the time of year!After many years of running, I'm really looking forward to jumpstarting 2022 and resetting my running skillset at @runshowusa Boston, Jan 29-30. 🏃♀️Who’s working on their 2022 race calendar? ✋ I’m so excited about racing @grandmasmarathon again, and I’m planning to kick start my training at the @RunShowUSA - the ultimate running event of the year - in Boston, January 29-30. They’ll have experts you can tap for advice on everything from recovery to strength training plus running legends such as Camille Herron and Dean Karnazes! Happy @bibrave Pride Friday! Remember: not every run is easy, but every run is worth it and changes you. Get out there and get it.Want FREE tickets to the ultimate running event of the year - I’ve got them! 🙌
Category Archives: Training
Summer Fitness Roundup: Summer Lovin’ on the Roads Less Traveled
Once again my plan to write these posts every month fell by the wayside. Between taking over a consulting project at one job, building a software product and starting a new company, traveling for Bike Ride Across GA, Grandma’s Marathon, … Continue reading
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Tagged bibchat, bibravepro, marathontraining, runchat, running, Training
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April & May Running Roundup: Spring Showers, May Flowers
Yup, I missed the April roundup so now you get a two-for-one. By the end of March, beginning of April, the year mark of COVID, plus marathon training, plus CrossFit, plus work…had me feeling pretty physically and emotionally tired. Nothing … Continue reading
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March Running Roundup: Keep Moving Forward
After the vaccine, and Fried Clay, and improvements in the weather, I found myself feeling much sunnier by the end of the month. Through the highs and the lows of the month, Grandmas Marathon training was there through it all. Marathon training is a steady friend, and dispenser of tough love, exactly when you need it. Continue reading
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Tagged bibchat, bibravepro, gmasbr, grandmasmarathon, marathontraining, running
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February Running Roundup: winter maintenance and motivation
Even though my birthday falls in February, it tends to be a struggle month for me. The new year has settled in, the late winter, pre-spring blues crop up, and motivation becomes a bit of a struggle. I feel like I’m operating 75-80% on my fitness and nutrition goals, but that 20-ish% of less than ideal nutrition behavior ends up creating plateaus that can spiral into lapses in motivation and loss of fitness gains. Continue reading
January Running Roundup: Habit Building and PRs
Roundup of January fitness stats, goals, activities, and accomplishments! Continue reading
5 Reason I LOVE My Peloton Tread+
When that slightly off, possibly body shaming but not really body shaming, Peloton commercial came out around Christmas 2019 many of us stuck up our noses at the bougie-ness of it all. However, when COVID closed down our favorite gyms … Continue reading
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Tagged marathontraining, peloton, running, treadmill
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December Running Roundup: 2020 Year in Review and Moving Forward into 2021
I’ll avoid using one of the overused adjectives used to describe 2020, but yeah…it’s been a bit of a year to say the least. Considering everything going on in the world, the end of 2020 has me feeling extremely grateful. … Continue reading
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(Virtual) Runner Woman Wonder Woman
“Disclaimer: I received an entry into the Atlanta DC Wonder Woman Run (now virtual race) to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and … Continue reading
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Go the Social Distance with Virtual Races and Challenges!
Disclaimer: I received an Amazon gift card to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find, and write race reviews! Well, it’s the last day … Continue reading
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Tagged bibchat, bibrave, bibravepro, fitnessbankbr, socialdistancing, stepcheck, stepwithdes, virtualrunning
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2020: Say ‘NO!’ to Resolutions and ‘YES!’ to Motivations!
So yeah, I wanted to wait a few weeks into the new year to get my bearings and let everyone else blab about their resolutions before I came out with my 2020 plans and motivations. 2019 was difficult but 2020 … Continue reading
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Tagged bibchat, bibravepro, goals, marathontraining, motivations, NYCMarathon, PhDLIfe, Training, ultrachat, ultratraining, Yeti100
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