Fueling for the Long Run

GOTR Community Service Project
As most of you know I’m coaching a program called Girls On The Run (GOTR). The program is for girls ages 8-11 and it “educates and prepares girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living”. We go through a number of exercises and activities each time we meet, and the program ends with the girls running a local 5K. The season has 24 lessons that focus on three main topics: 1.

Four Days In N'Oleans
I spent four days this past week in New Orleans. This was my second trip here, both times being for tradeshows for work. New Orleans, along with many others, are on a long list of cities that I’ve been lucky enough to see thanks to my job. Thank you marketing jobs! I love you!Welcome to New O

Marine Corps Marathon 2009
This past Sunday David and I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC and Arlington, Virginia! This was David’s first full marathon and he did great! We trained together virtually on an 18-week training plan that was loosely based off of Hal-Higdon’s Intermediate Marathon Training Plan. Running For A Reason When we signed up for the race we decided that

Ready To Race
I was planning on yesterday being my last running day before the marathon this Sunday, but I'm at a total of 398 training miles and I just want to get past the 400 mile mark, so I'm going to hit the gym for one more quick run.I've been logging my training on the Daily Mile website (www.dailymile.com) which has been a fun way to log my training and to keep tabs on the activities of my friends. I just looked at the chart of my overall training for this race and was excited and proud to see the tota

Back On My Feet
You should know by now from half of my recent blog posts that: “David and I will be running the Marine Corps Marathon this coming Sunday October 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. This will be my 11th and David’s 1st full marathon!” I’m a broken record, I know.We have been running 4-5 days a week for the past 18 weeks and