So here we are. I'm late with this post (again... sorry midterms are kicking my butt) but our race is one week from yesterday! This morning I had a great run, I felt good and ran fast. I did "death loop" which is about 4.3 miles with a 268 foot elevation, but my times were all … Continue reading Week 19 Check In

Since we did our (last!) long run on Friday, I kind of forgot about this past week's check-in. Whoops... Well, our last long run- 12.5 miles- is officially done. Now we start to taper for a few weeks before it's finally race day! Two days ago I got this amazing care package from Haley (well, … Continue reading Week 17 Check-In

Saturday-funday-long run day? Doesn't quite have the same ring... Due to Em's schedule, we moved our long run up a day, which meant that I ran 30.8 miles this week, and that we ended up skipping two runs (whoops). Our run actually went a lot better than the past few weeks. It was a little chilly, … Continue reading Week 16 Check-In

It's crazy that we're already at week 15! Sometimes it feels like we've been training for two days, and then other times it feels like we've been training for two years... I think it's safe to say that Em and I are feeling the burnout right about now. We shortened one of runs last week … Continue reading Week 15 Check-In

11 miles on Sunday was difficult: we were sore from our Friday workout, it was hot outside, and we're running out of new places around campus to run. Most greeted that 65 degree, sunny Sunday morning with delight. Em and I were somewhat less than enthused. We prefer it on the cold side, because when … Continue reading Week 14 Check-In

Last week was a challenge. Six days a week of running is a lot. But our 10.5 miles yesterday wasn't bad (although we didn't have time to foam roll afterwards, which was a serious bummer). All week, whenever I mentioned that I had fit a run into our insane schedule, I got the classic "Are … Continue reading Week 13 Check-In

Em and I have finally reach double digits! Yep, we officially have ten miles under our belts. And, due to schedule restrictions this week, we will be running 21 miles in three days (oh boy!). To make sure we get in all our runs this week, we had to rearrange our runs; which means that … Continue reading Week 12 Check-In

Back when I was a competitive cheerleader, we used to hope for a bad practice before the competition, because somehow that made us perform better when it actually counted. I might be reading too far into it, but I think the same sort of thing thing applies to our long runs-- if a long run … Continue reading Week 11 Check-In

Today Em and I, sick of running around our campus, drove to a trail about a half hour away for our long run. When we got to the park where the trail started, the gates were closed. But Em and I did not wake up at 8am and drive a half hour to not run on … Continue reading Week 10 Check-In

The fact that we've been at this for more than two months seems slightly insane to me. Unfortunately, I still don't look like Karlie Kloss (you'd think I'd be a Victoria's Secret model by now, geeze), but I have noticed that my legs are definitely more muscular than they were when I started. I have … Continue reading Week 9 Check-In