With only FOUR WEEKS until show time, things are really starting to seem surreal in my training. I’m still putting in a decent number of miles at this point, but the way the miles are scheduled makes it a bit easier on my body to work hard when I need to. I’m able to conserve…
As I close in on my first marathon, I’m reminded in so many ways that I wouldn’t have been able to do this without incredible support from so many others. From encouragement to advice and much more, I’ve been so lucky to have a great community of runners around me, both virtually and in real…
Sunday: 3.1 mi Superheroes Kick Butt virtual 5K. I ran this in a very slow time, partly because it was hotter than Hell (which coincidentally, I live just 6mi from Hell in the Cayman Islands) but also because my legs were a mere 12 hours removed from a fairly fast 13.1 mi long run the…
In the past 20 months of running, if I have learned anything, it is that there is one big key to being a happy runner: don’t compare yourself to others. No matter what, there will be someone faster than you, someone who is able to run longer distances than you, someone who runs in more…
13 September 2015: I ran a virtual 5K in one of my SLOWEST 5K times of 29:30: the Superheroes Kick Butt Virtual 5K. I feel like I am allowed a pass on the time because I ran 13.1 miles the previous night, a mere 12 hours earlier. This was a bit of an impulse run…
The clock is ticking, counting down that I only have 42 days until the marathon! The good news is that I feel like I am ready. The bad news is that I want to be more ready, and so I’ll keep training as hard as I can to get me to the start line. Here…
After every long run, I get to play ‘Where Do I have Chafing Today’ game. And let me tell you, I NEVER win this one. Because anytime I have chafing, I definitely lose. And with the extreme heat, the chafing, or the rubbing of skin against skin/clothing is way worse than usual. For runners, usual…
With only 49 days (49! Days!) to go until Marine Corps Marathon, I find myself fading from the training a bit. Of course, I’m blaming it on the heat, as September has thus far been warmer than August, but I think part of it is ‘seeing’ the finish line ahead and knowing that I am…
Originally posted on The Trials Of Trevor:
The pain comes suddenly, like I’ve been hit by a bullet. Both calves cramp simultaneously, each one curling in onto itself, forming the smallest possible shapes they can. MY legs buckle. I grab at a nearby lamppost to steady myself. I don’t fall, but it’s close. For some…
I am ready for the summer temps to fade. I won’t lie. Running in this heat is no joke. Luckily I learned from my mistakes last summer when I trained for the Baltimore Run Festival Half Marathon, and I in spite of increasing my running efforts this summer, I have been healthier and happier with…
Robyn Runs the World 