Half marathon training weeks one and two set my training for the Valpo half marathon off to a successful start! The first week of my training went quite well, especially considering the stress in the first half of the week (I left a desk job that I just started - it was not the right fit for me). This week left me feeling very confident about my race goals and very excited for the rest of training. I love training - the schedule, the sense of accomplishment and little victories, the ...
Roasted Vegetable Beer Mac and Cheese
Is there anything more wonderful after a long run than a cool, crisp beer? Possibly this roasted vegetable beer mac and cheese. ...
Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Pancakes
With the start of my half-marathon training, I have had to readjust my running schedule. I usually run five days a week already - run Monday through Friday and have weekend free for rest days or more laid-back workouts such as long walks and hiking. With the importance of recovery for successful training, I switched to running on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday, Fridays, and Saturdays, with strength and flexibility work on Thursdays. Saturdays are the days for my long runs. Most runners log their ...
Valparaiso Half Marathon Training Plan
I started training on August 4 for my first (official) half-marathon, the Valparaiso Half-Marathon on November 9, 2014. I am terribly picky when it comes to training plans. I used the Hal Hidgon 10-K Intermediate Program back in early spring when I trained for the Ringing in Spring 10K. It worked well for me considering everything that limited how much I could run: that awful Polar Vortex weather, driving back and forth weekly between Dayton and Valparaiso (which is about a four hour drive one ...
Perfect Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
I thought for sure I was not going to be one of those brides. You know, one of those brides who go totally insane before her wedding. I swore I was not going to be the bride who is faint for a month due to subsisting solely off green juice, who goes nutso bridezilla because one of her bridesmaids got a haircut, or who blows a month’s salary on flowers alone. I was not going to be the bride who lost all rationality as the big day approached. Sure enough though, about two months before the ...