Author: The Foodie Runner

Back from San Francisco & Training Summary: 4/6/2015-4/12/2015

Back from San Francisco & Training Summary: 4/6/2015-4/12/2015

Henri and I just landed back in Boston from our whirlwind trip to San Francisco. We went for a friend’s wedding on Saturday but also had time to explore (and eat our way through) San Francisco on Friday and Sunday.  I will do a more 

Happy Easter & Training Summary – 3/30/2015-4/5/2015

Happy Easter & Training Summary – 3/30/2015-4/5/2015

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and Easter! Ours was pretty low key but we had a great time at church, brunch and hanging out with family for the whole day. Our church service was amazing and the worship was especially wonderful. 

Since We Last Talked…

Since We Last Talked…

Man… sometimes life just takes it out of you, know what I mean? So much has happened in the last two weeks since I wrote here that the only I can gather all my thoughts together is in a list. Since we last talked… I 

Our Weekend

Our Weekend

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Mine was pretty good – but unfortunately I spent WAY too much of my time freezing my face off… literally. Friday morning – the first day of SPRING mind you – it was 16ish degrees out and 

Training Summary: 3/16/2015-3/22/2015

Training Summary: 3/16/2015-3/22/2015

Monday – AM: dynamic warm-up, 5 miles easy @ 7:26 pace, 15 mins core work PM: 30 minutes yoga/stretching  Tuesday – AM: dynamic warm-up, 7 miles easy on the treadmill @ 7:28 pace, 2x Post-Run Power Exercises PM: 3.25 miles @ 6:58 pace including 6x 75m strides 

2015 Ambassadorships

2015 Ambassadorships

First off – let me just say real quick that running in the wind is NO JOKE! Even after reading Cori’s post the other day about how much wind can slow you down during your runs I was stubborn (go figure) and still headed outside 

St. Pattys Day

St. Pattys Day

Spring’s officially start is this Friday but with freezing temperatures and snow likely coming this weekend it still feels a lot like winter around here! I headed out for an after work run last night planning on 4 miles but when I got 1.5 miles away from 

Well Hello There, A Mini Race Recap & Weekend Scenes

Well Hello There, A Mini Race Recap & Weekend Scenes

Well hello there! Long time, no chat. Last week started off with a bang but things quickly turned sour when sickness finally hit (after being healthy allll winter long!). On Monday I got in an easy morning run with my training partner AND a short 

Weekend Eats & My Spring Marathon

Weekend Eats & My Spring Marathon

This weekend was just what I needed after all the travel and activity last weekend. Lots of running, good food, and friend time were involved. My training partner had a commitment Saturday morning at 9 so we met up super early at 5:45 to get 

Training Summary: 2/23/2015-3/8/2015

Training Summary: 2/23/2015-3/8/2015

Training Summary: 2/23/2015-3/1/2015 Monday – dynamic warm-up + 5 miles easy on the treadmill @ 7:42 pace + 15 minutes core work Tuesday – dynamic warm-up + 8 miles easy on the treadmill w/ 10x 30-45 second pick-ups 7:25 average pace Wednesday – 7 miles easy on the treadmill @ 7:30 pace    Thursday – 6 miles