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NYC Marathon Training 8/4-8/17 – Weeks 8 & 9

August 18, 2014 The summer is quickly passing by.  Sunrise is a few minutes later and sunset is a few minutes earlier each day.  I am enjoying these cooler DC temps as of late, and looking forward to fall.  After coming back from vacation, I feel like I am getting back on schedule - training wise. Here are my training logs for the past two weeks since I missed Week 7: Week 7  Monday 8/4 - Hiked up Montreal’s Mont…

NYC Marathon Training 7/28-8/3 – Week 7

August 4, 2014 Bonjour de Montreal! Monday 7/28 - Rest day Tuesday 7/29- 1/2 mile + 60 minutes personal training Wednesday 7/30 - Meeting my new twin cousins Thursday 7/31 - Rest day Friday 8/1 - Rest day Saturday 8/2 - Walking / touring Montreal 5-6 hours Sunday 8/3 - Walking / touring Montreal 5-6 hours Total: 1/2 mile and change Yeahhhh… the mileage is not what I had in mind for this week.  I got back home late Sunday night and went straight to…

NYC Marathon Training 7/21-7/27 – Week 6

July 29, 2014 Hello, I am back in DC! I arrived stateside late Sunday afternoon and spent yesterday catching up on work and life stuff so I did not get a chance to post my training recap.  As some of you know, I was on vacation in Turkey and the Republic of Georgia.  Monday 7/21 - Walking/touring Istanbul Tuesday 7/22- Walking/touring Istanbul Wednesday 7/23 - Walking/touring Istanbul / Flight to Tbilisi Thursday 7/24 -Walking/touring Tbilisi Friday 7/25 - Hiking Turtle Lake in Tbilisi /…

NYC Marathon Training 7/14-7/20 – Week 5

Hello from Turkey! I am finally on vacation after a tough week.  Monday 7/14 - Rest day  Tuesday 7/15 - 1 mile run/jog + 60 minutes personal training Wednesday 7/16 - Rest day Thursday 7/17 - 1 mile walk  Friday 7/18 - 1 mile run/jog + 60 minutes personal training Saturday 7/19 - 5 miles + walking along the High Line  Sunday 7/20 - 3 hours + walking Total: 8 miles and a lot of change  It was one of those weeks where all my evenings were booked, leaving…

NYC Marathon Training 7/7-7/13 – Week 4

July 14, 2014 And just like that, Week 4 is done!  Monday 7/7 - Rest day  Tuesday 7/8 - 1/2 mile elliptical + 60 minutes personal training Wednesday 7/9 - Rest day Thursday 7/10 - 2 miles running on the track  Friday 7/11 - 1/2 mile jog + 60 minutes personal training Saturday 7/12 - Rest day + Bridal shower hosting  Sunday 7/13 - 1 mile walking + 5 miles running  Total: 9 miles  Running-wise it was a low mileage week.  The training plan called this a…

Friday Five – Fitness Snapshots

July 11, 2014 Happy Friday! Doesn’t the week following a holiday weekend feel so long? Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is Fitness Snapshots. I thought I would share five pictures from my quick track workout yesterday (before the rain). 1. Warm up walk to the track   2. Gotta get the shoe pic (this track only had 4 lanes)  3. First of six laps (2400m warm up). Feels weird running on this surface.  4. Did a few…

NYC Marathon Training 6/30-7/6 – Week 3

July 7, 2014 Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend - it sure went by quickly! Although I stayed in town, it was pretty eventful and ended with a lovely relaxing Sunday :)  View in front of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.  Monday 6/30 - Rest day Tuesday 7/1 - 3 miles elliptical + 60 minutes personal training  Wednesday 7/2 - 2 mile walk  Thursday 7/3 - 2 mile run (intervals) + 1 mile cooldown Friday 7/4 - 1/2 mile warm up + Firecracker 5K Saturday…

NYC Marathon Training 6/23-6/29 – Week 2

June 30, 2014 And 2014 is officially half way over! Eeeeks! Here is how my week went: Monday 6/23 - Rest day Tuesday 6/24 - Rest day Wednesday 6/25 - 2 mile run  Thursday 6/26 - 1/2 mile walk + 60 minutes personal training  Friday 6/27 - 1 mile walk + 60 minutes spinning + 60 minutes personal training  Saturday 6/28 - 6 mile run + 1 mile walk Sunday 6/29 - 2 mile run (20 min run + cool down)  Total: 12.5 miles  This was a pretty good…

NYC Marathon Training 6/16-6/22 – Week 1

June 23, 2014 Hello from Boston (currently in transit to DC)! I will be posting a race recap of the B.A.A 10K tomorrow! You may notice a few cosmetic changes to my weekly training log: New header - NYC Marathon Training officially began last week! New dates - Will recap Mon-Sun to mirror the training schedule Monday 6/16 - Rest day Tuesday 6/17 - 1 mile run + 60 minute training session + 3 mile run/1 mile walk Wednesday 6/18 - Rest day…

PRR Distance Training Program Kickoff (DC)

June 17, 2014 Last Wednesday I attended Potomac River Running’s Distance Training Program kickoff for the DC group.  It was held at their new Penn Quarter store by Gallery Place/Verizon Center (they closed the Cleveland Park location).  Image: Potomac River Running DC I arrived 15 minutes early (surprise surprise) to a quasi empty store. People quickly trickled in from work and from the 6:30 Fun Run (every Wednesday).  We signed in and received a tech tee and water bottle. PRR…