hamptons half Archives

Nicole / July 23, 2017

All the workouts: Marathon Training Week 3, Us versus the Humidity

Happy Sunday!

Thanks for your marathon advice last week on Facebook and elsewhere! I’m three weeks into marathon training, so you know, just 15 more to go. So far I am loving it. Life is getting very busy and these runs serve as a sanity check that I don’t know that I would otherwise take. The weather – for anyone reading outside the eastern seaboard – has been brutal. Hot, humid and just a sweaty mess. I downloaded the AccuWeather app last month so we could check the weather for our wedding weekend from a 10th source and now I get bright orange HEAT ADVISORY alerts three times a day.

Like everyone else, I probably should drink more water before/during/after runs but please add that to the list next to stretching of easy advice I’m not taking.

Here’s what went down last week:

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Nicole / July 17, 2017

All the workouts: Marathon Training Week 2 + working out with your dog

Good morning, pals!

Week 2 of marathon training got derailed a bit. I had a busy week and I wasn’t able follow the plan that I shared. But life happens and I did what I could running-wise. It’s still early in the training game, so hopefully it won’t make much of a difference.

Monday: nothing

Tuesday: 3-mile run

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Nicole / July 26, 2016

All the workouts 7/18-7/24

Hey hey hey. How’s your week going?

I have two big races coming up: the Bronx 10-miler on September 25 and the Hamptons Half on October 1. I’ve been majorly slacking on running because I’ve been traveling and it’s just too hot out there. Last week, I laced up my sneakers and ran some pretty short distances, and I’m slowly acclimating to the heat. Does anyone have any tips for running in the heat? Other than don’t do it?

Here’s what went down last week.

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