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Lockport 10: first “race” since the marathon
It’s been about a month now since the marathon and I’ve been itching to toe the start line again. My hip, knee, and Achilles have been somewhat sore since the full, so my PT was hesitant about letting me get back out there, especially with the way weather has been lately. I finally got the green light and signed up for the Lockport 10, known as WNY’s toughest road race. I really didn’t know what to expect. People kept talking about how hilly it was, especially at the end. It ended up being about 17 degrees, 17-20 mph winds, and a real feel of about 3 around start time, not…
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Disney Marathon 2019
It’s been over a week since the Disney marathon, giving me plenty of time to reflect upon the race. I chose to do a modified version of the Hansons Advanced Marathon plan, now known as the Luke Humphrey Marathon Method. I had the most epic build up to the race- I was able to hit pace on all of my major workouts, I didn’t miss any runs due to illness or injury, and I ran the most mileage I’ve ever run in a marathon build up (hello 70 mile weeks!). As the taper craziness set in, I did develop an inflamed tendon in my right ankle that had me on…
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Training update: 9 weeks to go
I haven’t posted in awhile as my training got turned a little upside down. So here’s an update on what I’ve been doing. At the beginning of August I went to Fort Lauderdale for a week long vacation. While we were there I found a 5k called Dash Back to School nearby. I was really excited because we never find races down there to do, so I signed us right up. We arrived on Saturday, picked up our race stuff, and drove to the race super early Sunday morning. It was already in the 80’s so I wasn’t expecting much, but I pulled off a decent 5k time and ended…
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Week 2 Training
Sometimes plans change. This week I made the decision to switch my marathon. I was originally planning to do the Philadelphia marathon in November, but I realized that it just wasn’t the right choice for me for a number of reasons. The first and biggest reason is the way my knee/IT Band/fibula is handling the increase of mileage I’ve been given. My PT slashed my mileage for June and the beginning of July, and we have been increasing it the last few weeks. I don’t like how sore it has been, particularly after longer runs. The idea of working towards 20 mile long runs right now has me nervous, and…
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June Race Summary
As a teacher, June is always a hectic month as we approach the end of the school year. I added to the chaos by doing a fair number of races, more than I would normally do. I also faced mileage cutbacks, running about half of what I normally would, which were imposed by my PT to see if we can get my fibular/knee to calm down a bit, so that was a little bit of an adjustment for me as well. First up was a race in Alden. I was running a half marathon two days later and it was only five days after my Buffalo Half PR race, so…
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Week 1 Training
Well, it’s that time of the summer when I start trying to increase mileage to begin to prep for fall half and full marathons. Luckily, my PT has allowed me to start increasing mileage again, at least for this week. I’ve been restricted to roughly 15 miles a week for about a month, so getting to run more than three mile runs is pretty exciting to me. My goal half marathon is the Wine and Dine Half Marathon in Disney in November. I know, a lot of people think it’s silly to try and PR at a Disney race, but I’ve decided that is the race I want to go…
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Buffalo Half Maraton 2018
This year was my seventh time running the Buffalo Half Marathon. It was my first half ever back in 2012, when I really didn’t know what I was doing and just decided to sign up for a half marathon at the beginning of my running journey. I ran/walked my way to a 2:13 and got hooked on running half marathons, running a 1:58 in September and a 1:57 in November of 2012. I ran a 1:45 at Buffalo in May 2013, and sort of flattened out from there. I was able to chisel my PR down to a 1:44:27 in October of 2014, but after that I couldn’t seem to…
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2018 WDW Marathon Weekend
A rocky road to 26.2: If you’ve read some of my other posts, you know that Chicago was a disaster for me. I finished, but in agony, and took myself to a PT and signed up with a running coach. I had the Disney Marathon in three months and I wanted redemption. Initially at the PT we were treating it as an IT Band injury, and it was going well- I had run the Wine and Dine half relatively strong and finished a local Turkey Trot in a much faster time than I had anticipated. I was pretty excited as we were approaching one month to go, until my knee started…
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Race Report: Wine and Dine Half Marathon
As I mentioned in my expo post, I miss when the Wine and Dine half was at night. It used to be so fun to start at ESPN, hit up a bit of Animal Kingdom, and then arrive at Hollywood Studios and run through the Osborne Light Show. There was something so magical about turning the corner and just being completely immersed in Christmas lights and cheer. It was a great way to start the last third of the race. Then the race got moved to the morning, and with all of the construction in Hollywood Studios, the course has changed drastically, with the start moving to Magic Kingdom. I…
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Wine and Dine Half Expo Review: Changes galore
I did my first Wine and Dine half in 2012 and have gone back every year since. That year I had just gotten into running and was intrigued by the Disney races. My in-laws had never been to Disney, so my husband and I decided to bring them down with us. We stayed at All Star Music in a cute suite, and I got to see RunDisney in all its flash and glory, which obviously got me hooked. This was back when you could register for RunDisney races a few weeks in advance, rather than getting on the computer right when the regi stration opened, praying that you’d get in. …
