Hi everyone! I’m back in Alaska and feeling pretty good about it. And honestly, I feel kind of strange not writing my usual Monday Zion training recap! I am so sad the race is over and want to do it all over again. So I think I’m going to keep up with a weekly workout … More Post-Zion Observations
Hi everyone! Guess what: I FINISHED!!!! And it wasn’t my slowest race ever! But we’ll get to that later 🙂 For now, let’s start with day 1 of our trip! Day 1: We woke up at 2:30 and flew out of Anchorage at 5:00 am AST. The flight was rough – I couldn’t really sleep … More Race Recap: Zion Half Marathon
Hi everyone! This is my last Zion Half training post! How crazy is that?!?! I’m almost there! So what did I do this week? Monday: rest day Tuesday: Girls on the Run and a 45 minute walk. Today was also a big day at work that I’ve been stressing about for months, and it went … More Zion Half Training: Week 11
Hi everyone! It’s absolutely mind blowing to me, but one week from now I’ll be heading to the airport to fly to Utah for the Zion Half Marathon! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in my room in Seward registering for the race and dreaming of visiting a new place. … More Getting Ready for Half Marathon #5
Hi everyone! Can you believe there’s less than 2 weeks until the Zion Half Marathon? I can’t either! Here’s what happened this week. Note: I was not only incredibly busy and stressed at work this week, I also had some kind of stomach issues going on. And the ice situation became intense. But I survived! … More Zion Half Training: Week 10
Hi everyone! Time to recap week #8. Still injury free over here and I’m excited that I only have 1 month until the race! Monday: Slow Flow yoga class. This was my second time attending this class, and it was nice knowing what to expect! The teacher already knew my situation and there was lots … More Zion Half Training: Week 8
Hi everyone! Things were definitely looking up this week! Here’s how training went: Monday: Slow Flow Yoga. It was my first class at a new studio, and I liked it a lot! The studio has soft lighting and doesn’t play music which I really like. I let the teacher know about my injury and she … More Zion Half Training: Week 7
Hey everyone! Ugh, I don’t want to write this post. At all. If you read this post, you know why. So here was the plan: Here was my loooooong week: Monday: Rest day because there was no way I was putting those shoes on again. Tuesday: My new shoes came and I couldn’t wait to … More Zion Half Marathon Training: Week 6 (AKA Injury Central)
Hey everyone! Week 5 is complete…well, sort of. Here’s what I was told to do: I want to note that there are 5 run days on that schedule. My body absolutely can not handle 5 running days a week, and after talking to a few other runners we all agreed that the very easy run … More Zion Half Training: Week 5
Hey everyone! I wasn’t originally planning on writing a post for today, but I just have something I feel like sharing with you all because I have been feeling pretty down about race training lately. As you know, I ran my first half marathon last February (yay Disney Princess Half!), and basically ever since then … More Why I’m Running The Zion Half Marathon
Mom in the Mtns 