My Latest Crush

I completely overslept this morning! I had these amazing plans to be up early so I could start my LR by 6am (6:15 the latest) and be done by 8/8:30. But I snoozed my 4am "get out of bed" alarm. And I think I just kept snoozing it over and over again because I didn't end up getting out of bed until 5:30...

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The Milepost quote for this morning was the perfect motivation I needed...

In Thirty-Five Words or Less...

BEST. BIRTHDAY. EVER!!!!!

My birthday week is coming to an end (sadly) but I had the most amazing 35th birthday! The past week has been busy and so I've been kind of M.I.A. from blogging. But, in honor of the big 3-5 I'm going to do a day-by-day recap in 35 words or less...

Monday:
Eve of my birthday eve. Felt sad about not spending it with my twin sister. Decided to change that. Because life is too short. So I cancelled all Wednesday plans. Booked Tuesday evening flight home...

Mother's Day Morning Run...

As I stepped out the door to head to the beach for my morning run I knew it was going to be a struggle. The humidity hit me like a ton of bricks! The air was wet and warm and awful :(

As I started my run on the beach the temperature was bordering on 80 degrees...

it felt so much warmer than that (the humidity will do that to you). 

I gave up on trying to maintain a pace that I liked and just focused on my form...

My New Bedtime

I'm not a "spring chicken" anymore. {Disclaimer: I've known that for a while}. The past few days have cemented this realization in my brain. I can no longer go to bed late and expect to wake up early in a coherent state-of-mind. Additionally, with a late bedtime I'm less likely, or rather (if this past week is any proof) not going to wake up and do any early morning exercises. Skipping my workouts because I'm exhausted is not going to help me prepare for my marathon, which is in...

So I'm instituting a new bedtime of 8pm, which will hopefully mean I will be asleep by 9pm (sometimes it takes a while to turn off my thoughts and just relax). I went to bed late on Thursday (through no fault of my own) and woke up late on Friday. Not only did I miss my window to complete my morning run, but I was also in a very bad mood (does that happen to anyone else when you miss your run?). Annoyance and fatigue are not the best combination.

What are you training for?

"I'm always training... that doesn't have anything to do with whether or not I'm registered for a race"

I'm a planner. I've always been a planner, but as I got older the need to have a plan became more and more important. I'm not just a normal "let me try and give my day/week/month some structure" type of planner though. I'm a "this is my training plan for the next 18 months therefore that family vacation we want to take has to have a running route because I'm scheduled to do 12 miles that Sunday" type of planner.

I know what you're thinking (probably out loud) but the silver lining is that I'm somewhat flexible with my training. So if I need to do the "12 mile run" the weekend before then I'll adjust my training plan accordingly. At least I didn't cancel the trip right? 

A few months ago I was talking to one of my running friends about training. We would occasionally train together although she and I have very different race goals. She likes the obstacle course races, while I very much prefer not to crawl through mud. Ever.
Anyway, she asked me (something to the effect of) "When does your training (for Chicago) start?" To which I replied "I'm always training"

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