June came and went in a flash and it seems that July will as well. As such, I’m excited to share my June Action Plan update with all of you. As a reminder, here are the four things I am focusing on for this year: Cook more. Find a church home. Build up to marathon […]
Grandma’s Marathon DNF + What is Next
Hi friends! As you probably know if you follow me on Instagram (or any other social media), Grandma’s marathon did not go as planned. I am not going to do a mile by mile recap because there is not much to say. I started feeling sick with vertigo-like symptoms around mile 5. By the time […]
Race Goals for Grandma’s Marathon
It’s race week, y’all. Grandma’s Marathon is Saturday and I am so excited. I always love writing my race goals blog post because it gives me time to plan and visualize. I have very simple goals for Grandma’s Marathon and I’m excited to share them with you. If you want to follow along, there is […]
April / May Action Plan Update
I completely forgot to share updates in April and May on my 2018 Action Plan. There have actually been many positives so I’m happy to share with y’all. Here is my combined April and May Action Plan Update! As a reminder, my action items were: Cook more. Find a church home. Build up to marathon […]
Grandma’s Marathon Training Recap – Two Weeks to Go!
Hello friends! As I shared in an earlier post, I have been working with a running coach this cycle and it has gone pretty well. I am training for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. My goal is to go sub-4 and now I’m less than two weeks out from race day. Time is flying and […]
How I Stayed Injury Free Running 100+ Mile Months
As a hobby runner who isn’t getting any younger, I am constantly concerned about injury. At the same time, however, I frequently am too lazy to anything other than run. However, I really wanted to give my all for Grandma’s Marathon, so decided I would do some of the little things that might help me. […]
Cherry Blossom Ten Miler 2018 Race Recap
This year was my 6th running of the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler (see last year’s recap here) and I was using the race as a speed check and workout while training for Grandma’s Marathon. My plan for the race was to run pretty fast – I was hoping for an average pace around 8:2o which […]
Grandma’s Marathon Training Recap – Weeks 13 & 14
Hello friends! As I shared in an earlier post, I have started working with a running coach. I am training for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. My goal is to go sub-4 and now I’m less than a month out from race day. Time is flying and I’m getting excited! I share my training recap every […]
Traveling Solo as a Black Woman
Before I left for Europe in the fall of 2017, I scoured the internet for posts about traveling solo as a black woman. I found a few here and there, but honestly I couldn’t find much that helped me feel comfortable. Now, I felt pretty comfortable to begin with because I knew the places I […]
Grandma’s Marathon Training Recap – Three Months Down!
Hello friends! As I shared in an earlier post, I have started working with a running coach. I am training for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. My goal is to go sub-4 and now I’m just over one month out from race day. Time is flying and I’m getting excited! Now that I am back to […]