Author Archives: sarah

Escape to the lake! That was the only reasonable course of action by the end of a week that just kept getting hotter. I had to shuffle some things around based on travel and weather, but ended up getting all … Continue reading →

One more week of marathon training in the books. Twelve more weeks until race day! From here on out, it’s more marathon-specific training. This week featured a fun track workout, loads of running with friends, and the first time breaking … Continue reading →

Sometimes spontaneous social racing is the best. The Retiree suggested I come run the Spring Street Mile sponsored by his (our) club, the Manchester Running Company. It’s a downhill mile race. I have only raced a mile once in my … Continue reading →

This week is mostly recovery from the Iron Horse half marathon which meant lower mileage and everything a bit easier. The Incredible Mervus was out of town so I had to juggle work time and running time and kid time. … Continue reading →

Memorial Day marked a halfway point. Fifteen weeks since my last marathon and fifteen weeks until my next one. I’m still really excited about training for Erie and this turned out to be a great week. It ended with a … Continue reading →

The week started terribly with news that a dear friend had been hit with a car while running. I was angry and emotional a lot of the week. Then the weather heated up and my parents arrived for their annual … Continue reading →

Real life happened and I sort of dropped the training log habit, but now: It’s kick-off week! This is the first week of my training cycle for the Erie Marathon on September 9th. I’ve had a lot of fun with … Continue reading →

I ran a 1:45:45 half marathon last weekend and I am still smiling. I can hardly believe I did that! I can’t even remember why I signed up for this race, the Amica Iron Horse Half. I expect the Retiree … Continue reading →

Life got *super* busy with the end of the semester, travel, and racing, oh my! I haven’t done a training log in five whole weeks! But of course, I’ve been training so here’s what I’ve been up to. This three … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I ran the Run for the Cows Half Marathon in Redding, CT and I’ve been mulling on it ever since. I ran a PR of 1:51:28, but I had been hoping for under 1:50, potentially a good bit … Continue reading →