My spring marathon season has come to an end, and for all the hinting I’ve done to my husband about how I’d like to run ‘just one more’ in late June/early July, he hasn’t taken the bait and given me the OK to find one. Which means my next ‘race’ (and yes, I use that…
Eventually, I was going to run an international marathon. It was inevitable, and I’m so happy I ran the Dusseldorf Marathon as that first venture outside the US. My husband was not able to join me, so I was flying solo on this one. I won’t lie to you, after the acts of terrorism in…
For the first time ever, I will be running 42.195 when I head to Dusseldorf in about 10 days. Yes, I know it is the same as 26.2, but for the first time in my running experience, the course itself will be marked at each kilometer, rather than each mile. I said something to my…
I honestly and truly thought I had the whole chafing issue figured out. After my blog last year about this, I tried some new things and had great success. I thought chafing was in my rear view mirror, and marathon training for 2016 was full steam ahead. I was smug about having figured it all…
I used to DREAD the long runs. Living in Cayman, it is hot, humid and boring running (we don’t have great views of the beach when we run). On top of that, it can be dangerous because of crazy drivers and roads that are not runner friendly. But when training for a race – even…
I have been on fire with the whole 26.2 mile distance. Starting with the Marine Corps Marathon (October 2015), I have now completed four marathons in about a five month period of time, and I still have one more to go (Dusseldorf Marathon, 24 April 2016) for the spring. Let’s not even get into my…
(Spoiler alert: there is SERIOUS bling involved!) Now that I’m a couple days removed from the Little Rock Marathon, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the experience, and the one word that keeps popping into my head is community. This race was embraced wholeheartedly by the entire community, and it showed. Runners were treated to…
I am not a huge fan of the cross training days, at least not like I am with my rest days. (Give me a good rest day and I will more than embrace it!). However, I realized that I likely would not be improving in my marathon times if I didn’t follow through with a…
Today, I pulled the trigger and registered to run the Chicago Marathon for Girls on the Run (see info at the end of the blog for more about this amazing organization). While this was in my plan since December, it’s always fun and exciting to make it real by registering and booking hotel/flights. (Note: I…
Not three weeks into the new year and I was back at it, running my third marathon ever in Baton Rouge, at the Louisiana Marathon, on 17 January 2016. For some reason, I was very nervous about this race going into the last two weeks (and especially on race day); one thought behind that is…
Robyn Runs the World 