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NYC Marathon Training Week 1 – A Rocky Start

This was a rough week to kickoff training for my first marathon. I was sick the week before (very painful sore throat and earache) and skipped my long run last Sunday, then had a fever from Sunday...

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NYC Marathon Training Week 2 – Hot and Humid!

Monday – Morning Yoga in Brooklyn Bridge Park Tuesday – 5 miles easy Wednesday – 15 min yoga + Strength Thursday – Rest (travel day) Friday – 5 miles easy (trail run in Alabama) Trail run along a...

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NYC Marathon Training Week 3 – Florida Beach Vacation!

This was the best week of training so far – thank goodness! After kicking off Week 1 with a fever and finishing Week 2 with a painful right shin and a horribly humid long run, Week 3 was ten times...

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NYC Marathon Training Week 4 – Physical vs. Mental

This was a great week of training physically. The shin pain that had been bothering me during the first few weeks of training seems to have gone away for good (fingers crossed! knock on wood! I really...

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NYC Marathon Training Week 8: Halfway Point

This week marked the halfway point in my 16-week NYC Marathon training plan! We got a burst of summer weather after a relatively cool August, so running this week was rough. Luckily by the time I did...

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NYC Marathon Training Week 10: The Big 2-0

Week 10 of NYC Marathon training included my first 20 mile run, which felt like a huge milestone. I also started reading A Race Like No Other, a book about the 2007 NYC Marathon. This is how the...

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We Are Marathoners!!!

I am a marathoner!!!!! Running the NYC Marathon yesterday was just the most amazing experience. I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time! The wind was no joke, but it was a sunny day and the crowds were...

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NYC Marathon Training Week 16: The Final Countdown

The marathon recap is still on its way, I promise! For now, here’s a glance at what my last week of marathon training looked like: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 5.15 miles, including Coach Jess’s Finish Line...

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My First Marathon: TCS NYC Marathon 2014 Recap!

It’s hard to write a recap of my marathon experience because there were so many details and thoughts I don’t want to leave out, but here goes! Let’s start at the very beginning. THE EXPO My mom and I...

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