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My NYC Marathon 2024 Weekend Recap
It’s already been over a week since I ran my first New York City Marathon and I have SO much to say about the whole experience. I’ve spent the past few days since the race recovering, processing and remembering all the special moments. It’s Friday now (when I wrote this) and I finally feel like…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 17 + Week 18
Officially in the taper! Last week (week 17) the miles continued to cut down. I had a good workout and fast paces felt more comfortable. I am staying hydrated and doing everything to not get sick (see last post about getting an immunity IV at Hydration Room). Mileage: 37 miles spread across 5 days Workout:…
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How I’m Staying Healthy + Hydrated Week Leading up to the NYC Marathon
I’ve put so much work and energy these past 17 weeks into training for the New York Marathon. Now, I’m at the one week marker until race day and I’m focusing on all the little details. My three biggest things I am focusing on are rest, hydration and remaining healthy. For rest, I have stopped…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 16
Hard to believe I’ve been training for this thing for 16 weeks! You can probably tell from past recaps that I’m definitely feeling ready to drop in mileage and intensity and hopeful that I start feeling more energized! This past week of training had some good days and some okay days. My workout wasn’t as…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 15
This past week was the most painful week of training. I am thankful to still be injury-free, but my body definitely felt a bit off this week. It is always my right hamstring/hip/glute that begin to flare up once I hit a certain mileage. This has been the case since collegiate running. I know the…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 14
This was a down week in training and it also was leading up to a local 10k, The MB 10K, that I raced on Saturday. The week was a lot lower in mileage and intensity. I even got a massage at the start of week. My body has not been feeling great. I was hopeful…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 13
This past week of training was probably my hardest one so far. This is my 13th week training towards this goal of running the New York Marathon and my body is exhausted. Early on in training I felt eager and like I wasn’t doing enough, but now I am at the point where it feels…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 12
Another week done. It was another building week. I am most proud of this week of training because I got every mile in and hit my workouts, even though I was not feeling 100%. It is SO easy to come up with the excuses and I almost did, but I pushed through and my body…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 11
These weeks seem to by flying by, especially now that we are fully in the back to school rhythm. This past week of training was another solid one. I was back up in mileage and hit my highest mileage so far and got in my first 18-miler. I have been doing all my runs solo,…
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NYC Marathon Training: Week 10
This week was a down week in training. It was lower mileage and a shorter workout. I’ve been tired, so this week came at the perfect time. Mileage: 36 miles spread across 5 days Cross-Training: 1 30-minute Peloton ride + core sprinkled throughout week Workout: Last Wednesday was Thatcher’s first day of preschool. We dropped…
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