Chicago Marathon – Numbers and Lessons Learned

The Chicago Marathon (Part 1, Part 2) was three months ago - this quarter flew by! The weeks leading up to the marathon I dedicated posts to race related topics (Motivation,Logistics, Packing, Outfits).  I thought it would be appropriate to wrap up all things Chicago with a look at the numbers and lessons learned.  Lessons Learned This year I logged more miles training for Chicago vs. NYC, however, they were not all quality miles. The intervals, tempos, hill work - all those other runs that make…

Gate River Run 15K Training Week 1 – 12/28-1/3

Last week I started training again - yay! In March I will be participating in the Gate River Run 15K with my friend Sean.  I'm excited to visit him, his wife and baby in Jacksonville, Florida.  I've never run a 15K before, so this will be an automatic PR and an opportunity to see where I am fitness/endurance wise come March.    Image: Gate River Run 15K I originally signed up for the Miami Half **waves** to Kristina and Alaina, but canceled…

Year in Review – 2015 Goals

  • January 2, 2016
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Hello 2016, I am excited to see you! Hope everyone had a nice New Years celebration - we stayed in and rang in the new year at my apartment.  As I mentioned in my Year in Review - 2015 Running by the Numbers post, this past year has been so-so and I am ready for a fresh start (funny how a day difference 12/31 to 1/1 can change perspective).  Before I share my 2016 goals, I wanted to recap my…

Year in Review – 2015 Medals (Bling Bling)

A double post day! This one is a bit lighthearted (if you could not tell by my title)– my 2015 medal haul! Last year I put together a collage of my medals and I thought it would be fun to do the same again for 2015.  Voila! My Favorite Medal: Marine Corps Marathon   Runner Up: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler   The Spinning Medals: Philadelphia Love Run and St. Michaels Half Marathon  Loved the Love Run medal...the St. Michaels medal...meh... The Largest Medal:…

Year in Review – 2015 Running by the Numbers

  • December 31, 2015
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Happy New Years Eve! If you have been following my Running by the Numbers posts the past couple of years (2013, 2014) I usually include Excel charts of all things numbers from the past year (races, distances, times).  This year I thought it would be fun to make an infographic and link up with Courtney - Eat Pray Run DC for the Year of Running 2015.  Enjoy! Compared to 2014, I would say 2015 was an average year - it…

Catching Up: Run, Fun and Food!

I'm backkkk!! What have I been doing besides working + studying (sorta...I need to earn 26 PDUs aka hours..to renew my PMP certification by the end of January)?  I'll highlight the run, fun, and food from the past month: Run Four races to be exact.  I didn't race race them of course, they were all for fun.  First up was the Across the Bay 10K - I ran this last year and it was just as fun.  Leading up to…

2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 2

Welcome to the 2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 2....yes the part with the actual race! Catching up? 2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 1 Beep! Beep! Beep! My alarm was set for 4:30AM so I would have time to eat, drink water, use the potty (multiple times), and change before I would meet Kristina at her hotel.  I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and drank two bottles of water - the forecast was calling for 70-80F so…

2015 Chicago Marathon Race Recap Part 1

I cannot believe Chicago was almost 4 weeks ago – it feels much longer than that.  This recap will be one of my lengthier ones and will be broken up into two parts (I know my 2014 NYC Marathon recap was longggg with three posts hehe).  Again, thank you all for all your support the past 5-6 months! Okay...onto the recap! WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY.  Image: Chicago Marathon Speaking of NYC, let’s rewind a little bit.  Prior to the 2014 NYC…

Marine Corps Marathon Training T-1–10/19-10/25

I'm here, I'm here! Sorry for the hiatus - this blog is still (and will be) very much alive! It has been a little cray cray at work the past month, leaving me exhausted in the evening. Last night I came home and passed out in my bed around 7:00PM (with a mini wake up moment around 9:30PM).  Okay...time to catch up (this title really should be T-1 AND some).  Some of you know this already... nine days ago I…

Marine Corps Marathon Training T-2–10/12-10/18

Surprised by my blog title?!  Image: Marine Marathon  Remember back in March I received a “second chance registration” email from MCM and and proceeded to sign up for the 40th Marine Corps Marathon?  I decided Chicago would be my “A” race and MCM would be for “fun”….oooh I definitely questioned my decision making/sanity while running Chicago last week: 11:26AM: Only halfway through and my quad is pinching, how will I run another marathon in 2 weeks?! 1:36PM: My quad is hurting and its so hot....I'll…