by Sara | Aug 7, 2015 | Running, Sponsored
What a week. It has not gone anything like I had envisioned, but I’m just going to shake it off. I’ve still got some things to figure out, but I’m taking it one day at a time. I took resting very seriously Thursday night and picked up these delicious Palm Breeze...
by Sara | Aug 5, 2015 | Running
This week has been a little crazy. Some good, some bad, but that’s how life goes right? Let’s take a look at some of the recent happenings in my sliver of the world. Birthday Boy Turns 29 Starting off on an AWESOME note, Tuesday was my husband’s 29th birthday!...
by Sara | Aug 2, 2015 | Running, Weekly Recap, Workout, Workouts
I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Unfortunately, my husband had to work last night so it wasn’t quite the same as it usually is but we did enjoy the time we got together. It was such a beautiful weekend here, so it allowed me to get a lot of...
by Sara | Jul 31, 2015 | Recovery, Rest Day, Running
I saw this quote on Jess’ blog this week and I am in love with it. I think it summarizes my training pretty perfectly. You will see me struggle, but you will never see me quit. Regardless of how hard it may be, regardless of how many workouts I feel like I’m...
by Sara | Jul 29, 2015 | Recovery, Running
The easy run is often the most talked about run during training. Why? It’s simple – because it is that important. We put a lot of focus on our tempo runs, speed workouts and long runs that we forget a very important run for any marathon/half-marathon training plan:...
by Sara | Jul 26, 2015 | Running, Weekly Recap
I am so thankful for this week. Was it easier? No, not really but it was a great reminder that with perseverance and listening to your body you can overcome several bad weeks of training. If the same thing would have happened to me several years ago I would have...
by Sara | Jul 24, 2015 | Marathon, Running
Happy Happy Friday! I welcomed today with open arms and I can’t wait to run and relax this weekend. Speaking of running, I know that was a horrible intro, but as you all know and as I have mentioned several times this has been a pretty difficult training season so...
by Sara | Jul 22, 2015 | Running
This post is sponsored by Panasonic. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Happy Wednesday! I had high hopes going into this week that things were going to go better. I was bound and determined to switch my attitude and move on from last week. Just to recap,...
by Sara | Jul 19, 2015 | Running, Weekly Recap
I feel like I am learning so much during this training cycle. I don’t remember facing near as many challenging weeks last go round, but there is a purpose and plan for everything so I am embracing the valuable lessons that it’s teaching me. I’m such a Type A, “stick...
by Sara | Jul 17, 2015 | Husband, Running
My apologies. This was supposed to go up first thing Friday, but I guess it had some technical difficulties! Happy Friday! Is anyone else as excited as me that it is here? Probably not after the week I’ve had, but hey I made it to the other side so that has to count...