Running in Los Cabos

I don't know about you, but I (usually) like to run while on vacation. We went to Los Cabos back in October/November right in the midst of peak training for the Route 66 Marathon, and I knew I'd need to get serious miles in. There weren't many routes on Map My Run and the satellite view of our hotel...

Read More

Get Your Kicks: Route 66 Marathon

After a 5 year hiatus from marathoning, I've forgotten how to pack/dress for marathons. The Route 66 Marathon was no different, and I was out shopping for warmer clothing the day before the race. It was forecast to be 33 degrees at the start (I know, I know that's not THAT bad) but I was chickening...

Read More

Summary of Training – Route 66 Marathon (Tulsa, OK)

This is a summary of my “training” for the 2016 Route 66 Marathon, a 17-week journey from July 25th through November 19th. Stats are compared to the 2009 NYC Marathon - my current (& super old) PR (3:33). # of runs – 83 (NYC: 145) Miles – 595.3 (NYC: 1,114.29) Average MPW – 36.70...

Read More

Searching for Victoria's Secret

I recently had to purchase a few new sports bras because I found that a few of mine were A) quite old and B) looked pretty gross even after being washed. This one's from 2006... I don't know about you, but I typically can't find sports bras (that I like) at the TJ Maxx's for under $20, and I'm not...

Read More

Speed Hurts

After the Ann Arbor marathon in early April, part of me wanted to keep up the consistency, but a bigger part of me decided to be lazy. In this case, lazy = 3-6 mile runs 4 times a week, with a 10-12 miler once a month. As though that monthly long run was doing anything for me... By the time the heat...

Read More

Time After Time

What? Activity on CTK? You can believe your eyes folks. Instead of a long-winded recap of the past 15 months, let's just hit the running highlights: (which is apparently still kind of long) BMW 2-mile (September 2015) An old favorite. This was so long ago I don't remember anything about it. It...

Read More