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‘Tis the Season for the “Turkey Trot”!

November 8 , 2017 No Comments

As excited as I am about the upcoming Christmas season, we can’t forget about Thanksgiving! November is a time of gratitude, reflection, and celebration with no presents and “less pressure!” (Someday when I’m in charge of the Thanksgiving feast I’m sure I’ll laugh at that last statement.)

It’s also the perfect time to consider signing up for a Turkey Trot, or if the race is sold out, an early December race! If you missed out, Runner’s World curated a state by state guide to Turkey Trots across America.

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WDW Marathon Training Update

November 5 , 2017 2 Comments

Hi friends!

After an incredible Halloween and food-filled trip to Walt Disney World, I’m back in training mode. Last week was crazy busy at work and then I escaped to Disney early Friday morning. I’m embarrassed to say I took a full NINE days off of training! But guess what? I didn’t stress, and I got right back into it when I got home. And everything worked out! The moral of the story is, if you have to take days off whether it be for personal or professional reasons, don’t panic. Just pick up where you left off. Here’s what my week looked like:

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WDW Marathon Training Update

October 22 , 2017 2 Comments

Hi there!

How are you? Are you training for an upcoming race? Are you also training for the WDW Marathon? We’re deep into the training season and this is when it’s really starting to get challenging. But guess what? When times get tough, remember we’re all in this together! YOU. CAN. DO. THIS.

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WDW Marathon Training Update

October 15 , 2017 2 Comments

Hi everyone!

We’re 12 weeks away from the WDW Marathon. WOW! That’s THREE MONTHS! To everyone registered for the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend: whether you are training for your first 5K, your first Dopey Challenge, and everything in between, I hope you are all feeling a great sense of accomplishment as we tack on mile after mile each week. We are all working toward that start line and there will be no greater feeling than that finish line (in the Epcot parking lot no less!)

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WDW Marathon Training Update: B.A.A. Half Marathon and a Lesson in Humility

October 8 , 2017 No Comments

Hi friends!

We have 13 weeks until the WDW Marathon! To celebrate the “halfway” mark in training, I participated in the B.A.A. Half Marathon today. It wasn’t my best race – in fact, it was my worst to date. I’m really disappointed that it’s still quite warm and humid up here in Boston. That definitely threw me off today. Where the heck is fall?! Despite the disappointing performance today, I will not let this affect me mentally for marathon training. For a lesson in humility, here’s what my training week leading up to the race looked like:

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