why do i wear compression socks? + week in workouts
Skirted just under 30 miles this week and dealt with muscle soreness from Wednesday forward. It amazes me how achy I get after…
Tag: running
week in 5K workouts + north table yoga flow
Colorado is my soul state. We drove to our hotel after a tour of Laws Whiskey distillery Sunday evening, and I peered left…
15k training: race week workouts + night before prep tips
Race day, ahoy! The week of training was very mellow, as a taper should be, to prepare my legs for the work ahead.…
15k training: week 7 workouts (peak week!)+ seared scallop pasta primavera
Peak week! My highest mileage week of this cycle mostly satisfied: I performed two quality hard workouts, and the easy miles truly embodied…
15K training: week 6 workouts + should i retire my running shoes?
A 30 mile week! Aside from one particularly trying tempo run, I’m gracious that this pre-peak sequence ended so nicely. Not to mention,…
15k training: week 3 workouts + boat hold benefits
Week three yielded one of my best long runs in quite some time. A few days felt less stifling than prior, though the…
15k training: week 2 workouts + curtsy lunge demo
Florida won’t relent with neither the heat nor the rain. Several days in a row now the streets and sidewalks slicken with puddles…
fort desoto 15k training: week 1 workouts + bloody mary salmon
I promised myself, after running the Big Sur Marathon in April on limited, injurous, highly-flawed training, that I’d approach running more intelligently in…
tips for summer training
“Brutal” describes Florida aptly. When you’re not competing with blistering sunlight, the dew point reads above 70 degrees. The coolest conditions come with…