Last week’s workouts didn’t involve a heat wave but I brought the heat with upping the intensity of my workouts. With my Achilles feeling SO much better, I’m gradually increasing the intensity to prepare for spring, summer and fall races. Last week opened up the lottery for the Mount Washington Road Race. I put my […]
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It appears we are sticking with the roller coaster theme for last week’s workouts. When you start the week off with shorts and 60 degrees to single digits and winds bowling you over by the end, you don’t know what’s coming up around the bend. My mind doesn’t know what season it is anymore. Monday […]
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If you are a runner, you know you should be strength training. Now be honest, do you actually strength train consistently? I know how easy it is to forget about strength training. Believe me, I get it. We are runners, we want to run ALL the miles. It’s very true that you need to run […]
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I wouldn’t be a runner if I didn’t bring up the weather from last week’s workouts. While New Hampshire didn’t have it as cold as the Midwest, it was c.o.l.d. And now this week will feel like March. The roller coaster continues. Monday 5 mile run, 8:52 avg pace An easy peasy run to kick […]
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Last week’s workouts were a roller coaster. Not because of the actual workouts but because of the weather. We went from snow, sub zero wind chills to rain and 50 degrees, back to normal winter temps in the 20s. All the snow we got last weekend? Completely gone with only sheer ice left. What gives, […]
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Last week’s workouts weren’t terribly exciting nor were they dull. I guess I’ve got the mid January blah’s with the holiday’s over and nothing exciting happening any time soon. I wanted routine and I got it. Monday 30 minutes Arc Trainer hill focus strength training: bench press split squat reverse lunge cable row side bench […]
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Last week’s workouts were back to the usual routine, with my usual food, my usual work schedule, and usual day to day life. Sigh. I love it but I’m already looking forward to the next big think. Which sadly, isn’t for awhile. Oh well. Bring on the routine. Monday After wondering where all the January […]
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I don’t know about you, but I was so happy to be back into the routine of things for last week’s workouts. I love the holidays but I’m so over it. My kids do best with routine and structure and as much as I like to be a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants type of gal, I do too. […]
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Last week’s workouts were a good mix of running, strength training, yoga and doing whatever I wanted. I’m purposely laying low on mileage because my Achilles is still puffy. It’s not hurting (thankfully) but I’ve upped my eccentric calf stretches just to be on the safe side. And with my parents in town for Christmas, […]
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Last week’s workouts had minimal running. As I mentioned on Wednesday, my right Achilles started to feel different. When I say feel different, I don’t mean hurting or pinching or any other horrible feeling that can come with Achilles tendonitis. When I was putting lotion on my feet, I noticed that my right Achilles felt […]
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Another week of workouts is done. It’s hard to believe that the year is winding down. I’m in the in between season and having fun, doing what I want. My only complaint? Why does December feel like February? I’m so cold ALL.THE.TIME! At least the rain has stopped. Can we get some snow again? PLEASE? […]
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It’s the most RUNderful time of the year! I tried to take things down a notch in last week’s workouts. I meant to do that immediately after the Seacoast Half in early November, but plans with friends kind of took over. This week I stuck to the lower mileage plan and still had a great […]
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Last week’s workouts were so fun. Lots of sleeping in thanks to the holiday week, running a Turkey Trot and hanging out with friends. If it’s not fun, why do it? Lol. Thanks Ben & Jerry’s for that nugget of wisdom. Monday 40 minutes Stepmill with 30 sec sprints and 90 sec recovery x 10 […]
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Last week’s workouts were all about recovery from the Seacoast Half Marathon. I don’t have any other races lined up (except for the family Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving) for the rest of the year so all my miles are now just for fun. Monday Rest day Tuesday Morning Flow Yoga at Bending Bodhi was just […]
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Last week’s workouts were kept mostly easy in anticipation of the Seacoast Half Marathon. It’s crazy that it’s been two years since I did a half (and 5 years since I ran this race) when for years the 13.1 distance was my jam. I’m rusty on racing (and rusty in racing in general) those so […]
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Last week’s workouts were kept mostly easy in anticipation of the Seacoast Half Marathon. It’s crazy that it’s been two years since I did a half (and 5 years since I ran this race) when for years the 13.1 distance was my jam. I’m rusty on racing (and rusty in racing in general) those so […]
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Last week’s workouts Monday 40 minutes Elliptical with 60 sec hard, 60 sec recovery x 8 Strength training: Cable flys Half kneeling cable rotation Lat pull down Reverse lunge with cable row Banded pull ups Eccentric pull ups Hip thrusters Side bench step ups Tuesday 5 mile run, 9:03 avg pace My plan was to […]
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Last week’s workouts saw one negative and one positive. The negative? My plantar fascia flared up again after my run on Thursday. I was hobbling around for most of the day afterwards. The positive? I gave my heel extra attention, took two days off in a row from running, and I was able to crank […]
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Last week’s workouts had all of my favorites – running, yoga, strength training and hiking. I call that a winning week! Monday Strength Training TRX plank/side plank Half kneeling cable lift Single leg deadlift Side lunge with KB shoulder press Bench step ups w/ KB Decline push up Cable flys Standing single arm low cable […]
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Last week’s workouts were back on track. Well, not actually ON a track but back to normal after the flu-like virus I had the previous week. A few years ago I the track grew on me now I shudder at running on it. Isn’t it funny how our likes ebb and flow? Monday 5 mile […]
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Last week’s workouts were back on track. Well, not actually ON a track but back to normal after the flu-like virus I had the previous week. A few years ago I the track grew on me now I shudder at running on it. Isn’t it funny how our likes ebb and flow? Monday 5 mile […]
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Last week’s workouts started off strong and then went south on Wednesday. It never fails that I get ill every October. Hopefully, this is just a small blip and I’ll be feeling healthy again soon. Monday Strength training: Plank w/ cable pull down Reverse lunge with KB rack TRX inverted row Single leg deadlift w/ […]
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Last week’s workouts were my first in half marathon training. Yes, that’s right. I’m running the Seacoast Half in November. I haven’t run a half in 2 years so I have zero expectations. One of my BRF’s, Kyle, had been talking about running her first half so I said I’d train and run the whole […]
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Last week’s workouts saw another step in returning to running post PF. I was able to bump up my mileage and run back to back days. Way back in early September I was hoping to run a race over the weekend but with both kids having sports at the same time on Sunday, it wasn’t […]
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Last week’s workouts had me feeling good. I was able to get two runs on trails, I increased my long run distance with no PF talking back to me, and I made it to my yoga studio twice. Workouts are good! Monday 30 minutes Elliptical Strength training: DB bench press Barbell skull crush Reverse grip […]
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Last week’s workouts were all about running with friends, having fun and testing the PF (plantar fasciitis) waters . Monday Rest day It was our last day of camping and I briefly had a thought of running later in the day after we got home. But then I got caught up in putting all the […]
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Last week’s workouts weren’t entirely what I planned but it showed me things are moving in the right direction in terms of my plantar fasciitis. Over the long Labor Day weekend, we went camping and I had full intention of getting in at least one or two trail runs. But those runs never happened. Every […]
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Last week’s workouts had me feeling a little bit of a spark that’s been missing in the past month. My plantar fasciitis is improving (a lot!) and the humidity has decreased. Things are looking up! So much so that I started to think that I might actually be able to run some of the races […]
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I think my runner card would be cut up if I didn’t first acknowledge the heat and humidity of last week’s workouts.  It was gross, swampy and excessive. But I’m not complaining. I may be struggling for air while a 9:30 pace feels like a sub 8, but I know that this is temporary. Running […]
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Last week’s workouts had me feeling like I was headed in the right direction with my PF flare up. I cut back on mileage. kept the pace easy and made sure to not run back to back days. And to foam roll, ice and massage my calves/foot throughout the day. An added bonus was a […]
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Last week’s workouts had me feeling a little less blah about running. I think I was just in a funk. I’ve got another race on my schedule for early August and the possibility of two more in late August/September. Monday 40 minutes Stepmill Strength training: DB bench press Renegade row Single leg DL w/ DB […]
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Last week’s workouts were all about welcoming summer back. Or at least for a few days before spring returned. Or finally decided to show up? I’m so confused by the weather. Monday it was 50 degrees. Wednesday, 94 degrees. Sunday 60 degrees and raining. Is it spring? Is it summer? I don’t care as long […]
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Last week’s workouts were not the norm. My kids were on school vacation and I had most of the week off from work at the hospital. I missed my gym workouts. I missed yoga at the studio. And I started the week with a rest day which felt really bizarre. Monday Rest day at Great […]
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