Here We Go Again!

Well, sort of. I haven’t been officially accepted in the JFK 50 Miler race, but training starts tomorrow! This past weekend I ran two back to back runs for a total of 20 miles to get me in training mode. Up until a few days ago, the Taroko Gorge Marathon in Taiwan was my target Fall race. When I received an email from the race directors stating that the marathon is still not officially on, I decided I needed to quickly decide on another target race. I thought about running the Baltimore Marathon again so that I can run it with my sole sisters, but honestly, I think deep down I really, REALLY wanted another ultra. Continue reading

MCM Training – Week 5 (Track Workout – Form Drills & Mile Repeats)

I really wanted to bail out on this week’s track workout. I was still catching up on work that I missed while I was out for the family vacation and I still hadn’t packed for my 6AM flight to MN to attend the Dup15q Conference. (See below to learn about Dup15q) And, if it weren’t for the encouragement of the folks on my So What? I run. Facebook page, I totally would’ve bagged it. Continue reading