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Year Ahead – 2016 Goals

Better late than never, I wanted to share my 2016 goals.  If you have been following my blog for the past couple of years (2014, 2015), I always had a long list of goals.  I realized some of the goals were more "bucket list" or "to do list" items, such as learning to knit and calligraphy...hmmm maybe another post. This year I wanted to take a more simplified approach to goal setting and narrowed it down to three categories: running, nutrition…

2015 Quantico Sprint Triathlon Recap

Yay....the 2015 Quantico Sprint Triathlon Recap is up! One of my goals this year was to complete my third sprint triathlon.  The last time I participated in a triathlon was in 2011 (DC Tri - which no longer exists and the Dog Days of Summer Tri).  In February I signed up for the Quantico Triathlon - I was super excited! Image: Quantico Triathlon  Swimming, biking, running.....training will be a cinch...right?! Oh we know how my summer went :) Packet Pickup…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 12 – 8/17-8/23

Another training week is in the books.  I can't believe Chicago is less than 7 weeks away! As I predicted..I was a bit swamped returning to the office.  By the time I caught up, it was already Friday! Here is how my week went:  Monday 8/17– 2 mile walk  Tuesday 8/18 – 2 mile walk  Wednesday 8/19 – 2 mile walk  Thursday 8/20 – 2 mile walk  Friday 8/21 – Rest day  Saturday 8/22– Quantico Sprint Triathlon - 750  meter swim, 20K bike, 5K run  Sunday 8/23…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 11 – 8/10-8/16

Vacation has been great! My mom is a planner extraordinaire so our days have been filled with fishing, hiking, walking, and exploring the different ports.  I wish I paid attention to her itinerary in advance, because I could have scheduled in some early morning runs while I was in Ketchikan and Juneau (here is a great post by Pam of We Run Disney on "How to get it done: training while on vacation").    Monday 8/10– Fishing Tuesday 8/11 – Walking…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 9 – 7/27-8/2

This training cycle feels like a sprint! Chicago is a little over two months away - I don't feel quite ready yet, mentally or physically. I am sure that will change come September. Monday 7/27– 2 mile walk Tuesday 7/28 – 2 mile walk Wednesday 7/29 – 2 mile walk + 60 minutes personal training Thursday 7/30 – 2 mile walk  Friday 7/31 – 2 mile walk Saturday 8/1– 5 mile run @12:24 min/mile  Sunday 8/2 – 9 mile run + Georgetown 5K + 2 mile…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 6 – 7/6-7/12

About a week and a half ago Kristina kindly reminded me that Chicago was 100 days away!  Now we are down to the 90 day mark - crazy!  My training plan is ~18 weeks long - so I am about 1/3 done with training.  Today I am linking up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for the Weekend Update. Monday 7/6– 2 mile walk + 30 minutes cycling Tuesday 7/7 – 2 mile walk + 60 minutes personal training + 1 mile elliptical  Wednesday…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 5 – 6/29-7/5

Hope everyone had a nice long weekend! Even though it is the same number of days, Saturday-Monday always seems longer than Friday-Sunday! Today I am linking up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for the Weekend Update (One day later than usual...will get back to my usual blogging pattern soon! I have so many posts in draft mode to share).  Monday 6/29– 2 mile walk  Tuesday 6/30 – 2 mile walk + 60 minutes personal training + 1 mile elliptical  Wednesday 7/1 – 2 mile walk…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 4 – 6/22-6/28

Last week = rain + thunder + lightning.  The upside to all this rain....it cooled DC a bit! On Sunday we were greeted with some amazing weather for the Baltimore Women's Classic 5K - wasn't the Baltimore skyline gorgeous?!?  Today I am linking up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for the Weekend Update. Monday 6/22– 2 mile walk  Tuesday 6/23 – 2 mile walk  Wednesday 6/24 – 2 mile walk + 3 mile run @11:42 min/mile Thursday 6/25 – 2 mile walk + 15 minutes…

Chicago Marathon Training Week 3 – 6/15-6/21

Last week was another scorcher...when/will I ever acclimate to the heat? Maybe not... it will always feel uncomfortable to me.  Today I am linking up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for the Weekend Update. Monday 6/15– 2 mile walk + 60 minutes personal training Tuesday 6/16 – 2 mile walk + 45 minutes cycling  Wednesday 6/17 – 2 mile walk + 3 mile run @12:13 min/mile  Thursday 6/18 – 2 mile walk  Friday 6/19 – 2 mile walk + 2 mile warm up/cooldown + 3 mile run @ 11:37 min/mile Saturday 6/20 – 60 minutes…