I’m NOT a morning runner.  I’m not a morning anything.  I despise waking up early.  I could curl up under my covers for hours after the sun begins to shine.  Maybe I’m lazy.  Maybe I just need lots of beauty sleep?!? But when Leslie set her alarm so she could go running at 6:30 am [...]

My Training Plan for the Amica Marathon!!! 18 weeks of training Race day is October 17th in Newport, RI Date Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mileage 6/14-6/20 3 3 Rest 6 3 Rest Cross 15 6/21-6/27 Rest 3 3 3 7 Rest Cross 16 6/28-7/4 3 3 4 Rest 5 Rest Cross 18 [...]

I don’t know what was more exciting: Running in Harpoon Brewery‘s 9th annual 5 mile race or wearing our team t-shirts for the world to see! I ate a Blueberry Raspberry Bran muffin before leaving for Harpoon Brewery. We arrived at 9 for the 10 am race so there was plenty of time for pictures. [...]

For the past 2 days, I’ve been too distracted to read blogs.  So sorry.  I’ll catch up with my blog friends (blends) over the weekend. Yesterday I completed my paperwork.  I have a job! I’m so excited to be working as Membership Sales Advisor at HealthWorks in Chestnut Hill. I had a tasty breakfast.  An [...]

My alarm went off bright and early at 5:30 am.  I got up after only one snooze.  Today was an important day. Race day! I fueled for the half marathon with an English Muffin with peanut butter and a banana. Stretching out and waiting to head to the starting line. Becky’s group and our group [...]

I ate a uninteresting bowl of cereal for breakfast. But the highlight of my morning was a drink I made for pre-race hydration.  I mixed a small container of G2 Gatorade, a splash of pom juice, and water.  Hydrating! I was running late and after finally getting to my parents’ house, I rushed through lunch [...]

Today was the 114th running of the Boston Marathon! I’m so grateful to live in Boston, 5 minutes from the finish line.  The city was crowded with runners, spectators, crazy college kids, and more.  The atmosphere was electric.  You could really feel the energy and excitement everywhere! Becky came back to Boston, and brought my [...]

I was glad I live SO close to the starting line of this morning’s Boston Athletic Association 5K.  The race started at 8 am and we didn’t have to make our wake to the starting line until 7:40 am. Getting my Garmin set and ready for the race!  And rockin my new Bondi Band.  The [...]

My cousin Becky is visiting!  She’ staying over tonight and running the BAA 5K in the morning. We walked the the Sports and Fitness Expo to pick up our race numbers. Registration and t-shirt pick up! Odwalla samples, and a fun employee who wanted to be featured on the blog. Mmm, loved the Odwalla smoothie [...]

I was too tired and sore to join Jared and friends at the SEAC’s Thursday Night Run Club.  But I still wanted to check out the workout in preparation for next week’s meetup. So while everyone else did hills, sprints, and other drills, I took the dog on a photography tour around the Gardens and [...]