With one week (ONE!) to go until marathon day, my runs are getting shorter to allow my body time to rest and recover so I am in the best possible shape on race day. It’s stupidly hot in Cayman, even well into October, with ‘real feel’ temps still above 100-degrees during the day. Which of…
I am officially nearing the end of my taper, the time when I have put in the bulk of the effort and could then lighten the training to ensure I was in top physical form for the marathon. From all those who have gone down this marathon path before, I knew that I would develop…
Today, I received my bib number and downloaded the race programme for the Marine Corps Marathon. I am less than 17 days from the start of the race (!) and it’s all coming together. The anxiety I feel. Can I do this? Can I honour all those who have supported me in this journey? Can…
Throughout the last six months over my marathon training, I’ve been secretly harbouring a goal of 4-hrs for my first marathon. Let me tell you, I think it is possible, but it is also a real stretch, considering my best half marathon was 1:58:02. I then incorporated speed workouts into my training with the goal…
So many runners use their efforts to raise money for charities they believe in – whether it is through the race entry fees that support charitable organizations or being on a ‘team’ that raises money for a cause. Literally tens of millions of dollars are raised each year for charitable efforts by members of the…
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…
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…
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…
Robyn Runs the World 