Last week’s long run was a disaster. Since I was only 5 weeks out from the Blue Springs Marathon, I wanted to get in the longest run I’d be doing while preparing for my marathon. I decided to shoot for 22ish miles, depending on how I felt and how far my route (that I basically […]
This past weekend, the Lakeland Runner’s Club put on their annual Aching Quad race series. The Aching Quad is a 4 race series, with all 4 races taking place within a 24 hour period. The first race, a 5k, took place Friday evening. Then on Saturday morning, we ran a quick 1 miler at 7am, […]
Anyone that has ever run a marathon before understands the importance of putting in the appropriate amount of time and effort required to properly train for the race. (The training helps you forget.) While there are some people who can not run for weeks or months and then go out and run 26.2 miles on […]
The 2013 Watermelon Series is officially in the books. And let me just say that I’m glad to be part of the Lakeland Runners Club, as our organization does an absolutely incredible job of putting this race series on every year. Hats off to all of the organizers and volunteers who skipped out on running […]
When you sign up for a race, few things are more important than knowing the distance you are going to run. Whether you are planning to run a 5k or an ultra, it’s nice to know what you are getting yourself into before you actually commit. If only it was this simple. The first marathon […]