It was a good week leading up to my first half marathon of the year, the Cottage Grove Half Marathon on Saturday. It was week 16 of marathon training and the Vernonia … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 16 and Weekly Wrap (3/6-3/12)

Another training week is in the books. Last week was week 15 of marathon training. The Vernonia Marathon is now 35 days away. Here’s what I did from Coach Dawn’s plan: Monday – Plan: … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 15 and Weekly Wrap (2/27-3/5)

Crazy big mileage week for me! It was week 14 of marathon training and target mileage for the week was 50-52 miles. The Vernonia Marathon is 42 days away. Here’s what I did from Coach … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 14 and Weekly Wrap (2/20-2/26)

Another week of marathon training is in the books. The Vernonia Marathon is 49 days away. Here’s what I did from Coach Dawn’s plan: Monday – Plan: 4-5 miles at recovery pace + core- … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 13 and Weekly Wrap (2/13-2/19)

Last week was a race week and I had an awesome first race of 2017 on Saturday! I ran the Chocolatathon 10k in Cook Park, OR. But marathon training continues. The Vernonia Marathon is … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 12 and Weekly Wrap (2/6-2/12)

Week 11 of marathon training was a big week! I ran my highest weekly mileage ever of 49.61 miles! Things seem to be going well still. I’m excited for my … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 11 and Weekly Wrap (1/30-2/5)

Last week was a recovery week for week 10 of marathon training. Recovery weeks are nice since it’s a cut back in miles and I get to rest some. 🙂 The Vernonia … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 10 and Weekly Wrap (1/23-1/29)

After all the snow from last week, it was great to run outside again! It was week 9 of marathon training and the Vernonia marathon is 77 days away. Here’s what last … Continue reading Vernonia Marathon Training Week 9 and Weekly Wrap (1/16-1/22)