Sticking to sports, except when I'm not.
On May 1, 2016, I stood at the finish line of the Lincoln Marathon. I was a volunteer, trying desperately to move the crowds of finishers along as they got to the tunnel within Memorial Stadium. I had volunteered a few hours the day before at packet pickup, but I wasn’t as prepared for marathon …
Oh, hey! We’ve officially hit the halfway mark on the half-marathon training. This week was a light week to rest up before some high mileage and I’ll be honest… I really took advantage of that. In fact, I missed a day of running and sort of shrugged it off. Whoops? Anyway, here’s how the week …
Five weeks down and seven to go… Not feeling a big ol’ intro this week, so let’s just get to the recap. Cool? Cool. Monday: Rest Tuesday: Rest Wednesday: 3.28 miles Thursday: 2.12 miles Friday: 3.59 miles Saturday: Rest Sunday: 6 miles A couple of quick thoughts: I rested too much this week. Six …
Today marks the first day of half-marathon training for the Lincoln Half-Marathon on May 7. I’m following the same training plan I’ve always used, which is the Novice 1 program from Hal Higdon. I am nothing but a creature of habit. I decided to use “Motivation Monday” as a way to motivate myself and hold myself …