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Alpine Race Series - Sponsored by Sworkit - Race ONE & TWO Review

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Tunnel Hill Training - Week Three!

Coming off of last weeks long run I was in a little bit of a negative head space.

I knew I would bounce out of it after a while but it was still there, bothering me.

Why was that run SO horrible? It's not like I'm not used to running 6 miles.

I needed to shake it off.

Day 1 : Monday 8-6-18

Like I said, I just needed to shake it off. I took Sunday as a rest day and was ready to just get back at it on Monday morning. I met my friend at 5 a.m. to get in some miles. I did my best to slow it down a bit, not push so hard and it worked. It felt awesome! I got in 5 miles and I couldn't have been happier and more at ease with myself. It was definitely what I needed to boost my ego!

Day 2 : Tuesday 8-7-18

Got in this run after work, so I didn't start until about 9 p.m. or so. I really wasn't looking forward to working all night and then coming home to run when all I wanted to do was sleep. But I knew I had to do it otherwise I would be so mad at myself! So I got in the miles, felt great and slept great!!

Day 3 : Wednesday 8-8-18

Okay so this day got away from me. The plan was to crosstrain and use my parents stationary bike. I never got out to their house and before I knew it, it was bed time and the day and evening was just gone. I did get in a SWORKIT core workout and a workout put together by my coach!

Day 4 : Thursday 8-9-18

If you've been following along you know that I'm participating in the Alpine Shop's Summer Trail Running Series. Basically it's 4 Thursdays in August, each course is between 3-5 miles, we found out the course map on the Monday of each week. This Thursday was race one of the four! The race was AWESOME, I love the trails so much and realize just how much I miss them when I get back out there after months of running roads and tracks!

I am running this series as a sponsored athlete by SWORKIT, I'll have the full race review up this week before race two! Long story short, Charlie got sick in the car on the way home so my night, instead of writing my blog post, I was taking care of him and just making sure he was okay. Then life has just taken over but it'll be up soon and I'm so excited for that and for the rest of the races in the series!

Day 5 : Friday 8-10-18

Another late night run.

Technically this run was after midnight BUT I hadn't been to bed yet so I still consider this Friday's run!

I went to the Muny with my Mom to see the last show of the season, Meet Me In St. Louis so the entire day was full of getting house stuff done and making sure the boys were ready to go for Andrew when he got home.

I was really happy with that run, though, so there's that!

Day 6 : Saturday 8-11-18

I finally got on the darn bike!

I got in 7 miles in 30 minutes, is that a good ride?! I have no clue. I don't ride bikes ever so I was just happy I got something in after missing out on Wednesday!

Also, my butt has been entirely sore since this ride!

Day 7 : Sunday 8-12-18

The dreaded long run was upon me. After last week I knew I had to be 100% prepared. I planned it out and made sure I was going to have enough water and fuel in my body prior to going out. My path was way better thought out and my timing was better as well.

The 8 miles went quite seamlessly and I felt vindicated from last week. I walked away feeling really good about myself and my running journey. I did keep it a little slower again but that was the plan, to keep it slow and steady and not overdo it! I'm learning how to pace myself and it's really making a huge difference!

Here's to week FOUR!!!

*CHEERS*

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50k Training

By the time you're reading this I will have exactly 17 days until my first Ultra Marathon, my longest race to date!

Last week I wrote about WHY I'm doing this race and today I'm going to share with you all the training journey I have been on the past 3 months in preparation!

Due to the Midwest and the crazy weather plenty of runs have been done indoors on the treadmill. Not necessarily ideal but it was that or nothing.

The great part is that I have been able to get out on the exact trail I'll be running on during the race. I have ran the trail backwards and forwards, done the crazy hill that's going to be awaiting me at the end of the race. I know the trail, I know quite well and I feel extremely prepared in that aspect.

I'm hoping to get in a 20 miler sometime in the next week or so, may be a bit tricky but I'll get in something long-ish out there *fingers crossed* I have been able to hit long distances, longest run was 18 miles and it felt really good actually! I've been running pretty much daily, taking the "active rest" days as power walking days.

I try really hard to do SOMETHING every single day to keep my legs sharp and used. I have also been doing some long-ish runs back to back days so my legs get used to being ran on when they're tired. I haven't pushed it too hard but I do need my legs to get used to running while tired because let's be real, 30 miles on a trail and they'll be tired!

One of my favorite part of this entire training cycle has been the exploration of a new terrain, I've been solely a road runner until late last year when I discovered the trails! It's also a huge plus that I've been able to share this experience with my Mom. I really feel like it's a pretty unique thing to be able to do this sort of thing with a parent, maybe no and I'm just crazy but either way, I love the time we get to spend together out there, sharing a passion and a love for running and the outdoors in general. It's really special and something that I'll be able to treasure forever!

My other favorite part has to be watching my boys watch me train. They know my running shoes, they know that when we go down into the basement that I'm running. They love to ask, "Mommy, how's your run?" every now and then during a treadmill run. They also ask that whenever I get home from running outdoors. They're invested as well, no they don't understand that I'm in training for a huge race, but they know this is something important to me. I love that they get to watch me run, they get to watch me be dedicated to my health and fitness. I really hope to be able to pass this love along to them!

Overall I'm super happy with how my training has gone, sure there have been hiccups, a couple weeks in there where I was sick and had to step back so that I could recover, then having to readjust the plan BUT that's life, especially when you're dealing with a 16 week training plan, life happens and we just have to roll with the punches. It's much easier to be adaptable than to get frustrated and give up all together (let's be real, it's taken me YEARS to be able to be okay with this idea when it comes to training!)

I've essentially switched over to training for my upcoming Half Marathon in June, the goal is to PR that race SO I wanted to make sure I give that race it's due as well. Overlapping these training plans has been interesting and I'll let you all know how that feels closer to the 50K and then give a recap afterwards on whether it was a good idea or not! I'll also write out, roughly, my entire training cycle and plan that I stuck to throughout this cycle in hopes that it may help someone else out there looking for a plan that can be easily adaptable (hello moms who love to run!)

I hope everyone has been having a great week!!

*CHEERS*

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Under Armor Horizon RTT trail show - FULL review!

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50k

WHY I decided to run an Ultramarathon!

I've had this itch to run more, run farther and run longer for quite a while now. For the past year I've been training almost exclusively for half marathons and one 5k. While those experiences have been great, I just always felt like I wanted more.

So what did that mean? I didn't really know. I knew a full marathon was going to be something I'd tackle eventually, after all a dream of mine (maybe a really insane dream) is to qualify for Boston at some point in my life. But it just didn't feel like that was what I wanted. Running a full just didn't scratch the itch I was feeling.

I've been learning about ultramarathon's a lot from being a part of two incredible local running groups (Arch City Run Club and JCRC - Jefferson County Run Club)! I had ran one trail last Summer with one of my best friends (also my best running friend! ;) ) and I loved the feeling of it! I then signed up for my first trail race, a 13.1k trail race late last year that I ran with my Mom. After that I was hooked. I became part of the SLUG (St. Louis Ultra Runners Group) and never looked back. I immediately signed up for the Double Chubb 50K and have been training ever since! I felt motivated, I felt alive, I felt like this was what I had been missing! I'm turning thirty in September. I've wanted to accomplish something extraordinary (running related) before that time. This was it, this was the thing I needed to do. I want to do this for me, I want to do this to show my boys (husband included ;) ) that you CAN do anything you put your mind to. I want to inspire THEM to be extraordinary in their own right, I want them to be proud of their Mom. I want to show them that just because I am their Mom doesn't mean that is all that I am. I am someone they can look up to, someone they can aspire to be like!

I am doing it.

For me.

For them.

April 15th, rain or shine, hot or cold, I'll be out there trucking through all 30-ish miles of that race.

I'm hoping to finish within seven and a half hours *fingers crossed* however, no matter my time, no matter my pace I will finish this race.

I have ran the course multiple times, I know my way around, I love it so much.

I am well aware I am not a seasoned trail runner or even an ultra runner *YET* but I will be one after this race, I will attain this goal. The community of trail runners and ultra runners in this area is outstanding, I've ran in a few group runs out on these trails and I have never felt more included, or understood as I have with those groups. They inspire me, they are what I aspire to be.

The countdown to April 15th is on, I'm nervous, I'm scared, I'm excited.

I - CAN - NOT - WAIT

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WHY I decided to run an Ultramarathon!

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