My Goal for the Boston Marathon

“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” The past few weeks of training, if you haven’t noticed, have been quite different for me. I finally...

Training Log: Learning to Bend

Every week I sit down to write out my training, and it’s actually quite fun! I look back and really focus on not only how the runs went but how my body felt, how I felt mentally, and how I felt afterwards. There are so many tiny pieces that sometimes day in and day...

A Day in the Life: Marathon Training

Happy Friday! Is it just me or has this week seemed to crawl by? I think it all started with the hopes that I’d be on a delay Monday, and when I wasn’t, it just made the week go by that much slower. It’s been a while since I’ve done a day in the life post....

Developing Mental Strength

During my last training cycle, I learned a very valuable lesson. Mental strength is vital for success. During my first cycle of training for a BQ, I was so incredibly focused. I wanted it so bad I could taste it and even on the hard runs I was able to grit my teeth...

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