The combination of these 5 events is what I believe has led to a recent calf strain. Yes, 5 days before the start of marathon training, an injury occurs. Constant hill running Increasing weekly mileage or pace Calf strengthening exercises/overloading Dehydration Missing warning signs The injury is not severe, but a calf strain is a […]
Enjoying the Sun, Tolerating the Allergins, Moving Into Marathon Training, and Hanging Out With The Kiddos
The weather in Anchorage and the Eagle River area has been HOT! I am sure we must be breaking some records because it doesn’t typically even get to 60 degrees during the month of May. We have been in the low to mid-70s for several days now and it doesn’t appear to be letting up […]
Nasty Cold But I Was Able To Run…Some, and Charlie Turns 4!!
I was in Anchorage on Tuesday for an appointment so I took advantage of that and decided to run on the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. The last time I ran on that trail, it was completely covered with snow. That has obviously changed. What a nice day to be out on the trails! Unfortunately, I […]
Safety Concerns and Family Fun
Safety is always a concern for runners regardless of whether you are running trails, bike paths, roads, or just in the neighborhood. Those safety concerns are many, but one of the biggest concerns in the area where I run is the bears. They are awake and hungry! Recently, this guy (pictured below) wandered onto our […]
Mother’s Day: Bittersweet.
The first Mother’s Day after losing your precious Mother is very difficult. What makes it even harder for me is that Mother’s Day of last year was the last time I saw her before her passing just a month and a half later. I had already booked a flight for the 1st of July of […]
I’m Still Running
Week 7 of Hal Higdon’s Novice Supreme Marathon training is completed! And I’m still running – did the song “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John pop into your head? Okay, maybe it was just me. Ha! Yes, still running, but I have had a couple of little problem areas that are concerning. First, I have […]
Training Status: Unproductive!
I absolutely love my Garmin Fenix 6S! It collects so much data and turns that into information about how training is going. I have been trying to take this information and make sense of it so that I can improve my running. Recently, I have started to pay attention to the training status that Garmin […]
Qualifying For The Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon hype has been all over social media this past week and especially this week-end as the runners were gearing up for today’s race. Yes, Boston is back on its traditional schedule where it is ran on Patriot’s day each year. Changes in the marathon schedule had been made due to covid over […]
Base Training Runs Week 4 Completed plus a Fabulous Weekend
I have completed training runs of up to 20 miles over the years but of course, not recently. My last marathon was in 2017 and my longest training run prior to that was 16 miles. So, I was a little surprised that I was a wee bit nervous about a scheduled 4-mile run on Saturday. […]
Garmin Performance Condition
Earlier this year I mentioned that I was going to use the data from my Garmin to help in understanding my running progress or lack thereof. One of the features that give feedback is the Running Performance Condition. About 6 minutes into the run, I get a notification of my current running performance. This rating […]
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