Coach Jen B

With Reach the Beach: MA less than a month away, I need to put my energy into getting ready to run multiple legs in a 24 hour period.  Actually, looking our team's spreadsheet - it's more like 30 or so hours, but you get the picture.  My plan is to dedicate two days per week that are back to back to get in three runs within 30 hours.  So far I'm rocking it.  Well, I think so anyway. okay, I know I just used this picture earlier today, but this was after the 5 miles yesterday Yesterday 11 am:  5 mile run (with Tucker biking along) Today 6 am: 6 miles 12:30 pm: 4 miles (with Tucker biking again) Total 15 miles in 25.5 hours.  Not too shabby.   Today was my first double, ever.  Now that Ward is done with Boston and probably not going to train for anything anytime soon - it's all me!  Yeah right.  This little fantasy world I'm living in will only last about a week until he decides he's going to train for s...

Yesterday the kids and I got outside for some fun.  It was pretty windy and cold, but it was still incredible to get out.  After the playground fun, we went downtown to Water Street Café.  Izzy and I shared a delicious cracked pepper, tomato, avocado sprinach wrap and beer cheddar soup.  Yum!  I am a person who needs to set goals for myself.  I have also found that if I am not registered for races, I feel “lost” in my runs.  Since the marathon, I haven’t really been following any type of plan other than the one called recovery.  I’m pretty sure I’m recovered – since it HAS been 6 weeks!  Before I go and devise a plan, I need to set some goals.   Once I have the goals squared away, then I can focus on what’s important to me with a plan.    Goal 1: Increase my speed – which leads to goals 2 & 3. Goal 2:  Finish the Midwinter Classic 10-miler in February in 1:20; which = 8:00 pace Goal 3:  Finish the...