#runbig

[2-fit-2-quit-blog1]

Monday Motivation Whatever your Goliath is, you can beat it. You are strong and you are capable. Never forget that. #shakarunner #mondaymotivation #strongerthanyouthink #beatyourgoliath #youcandothis #yougotthis #runbig #runstrong #runhappy ShakaRunner.com https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FC1XtHJ0j/?igshid=omeridlz3g7f

[jordanbryden]

Just a couple more sunsets until race day! It’s been a great week of getting rolling and getting organized. We’ve had some awesome adventures but now it’s time to rest and breathe. #kona #konahawaii #triathlete #triathlon #gotri #swimbikerun #subset #oceanview #getoutside #dusk #islandtime #thebigisland #runbig #ultramanworldchampionships (at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5YTlSSp_eU/?igshid=ja6z3qqhnnri

[jcma1983]

"And with every tick of the odometer, you're reminded that miles can either do one of two things: they can either break you down, or, they can make you stronger" - Samuelson #RunBig #keeprunningnomatterwhat #alohadays ⛰🏝🍍🌋🌊 (at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwqvdrJDkRLkyx8nj5_xkvhw5ox3vbXqRk0oM0/?igshid=1t2e4q011bmu4

[juancraveri]

🔥🔥🔥🔥#run #runbig (en Pilar, Buenos Aires)

[underthebodhitreebigisland]

Who’s got what it takes to catch Johnny Bananas?!? 📸:@howerton.j Can you beat Big Island Half Marathon Champion #JohnnyBananas at the @konamarathon Half Marathon? I will be running a secret time and pace. Pass my Flo yellow #TeamBodhi kit before the finish line and you'll win a Free Bowl of Banana Ice Cream aka #NiceCream . Are you up to the challenge? . Take your finishing time card to @underthebodhitreebigisland located in the Mauna Lani shops to redeem your prize. . See you on the course! . #RunBig #KonaMarathon2018 #Plantstrong #BoulderSalt (at Under the Bodhi Tree)

[yayjennho]

To our awesome TSP Out of Nowhere captain and amigo - we wish you the best in your new endeavors in Las Vegas! Always know that we got your back if you ever need anything and would be there in a heartbeat! Keep on doing great things and show Vegas what you're made of! See ya real soon, in Vegas! Thanks for being a great travel buddy in Hawaii too! Aloha! Next trip PR? Haha. 📷 by @run_donut_repeat #j9adventures #outofnowheretsp #fromLAtoVegas #travelfriends #runbig #aloha #showemwhatyouremadeof #newbeginnings #friendsareeverything #nrc #runningfamily #santamonica #ayeeeee (at Nike Santa Monica Run Club)

[2-fit-2-quit-blog1]

Slow 🐢 and sweaty 😓 wins the race! That was the motto for my run 🏃‍♀️ today. 😆 But hey, I stuck with it and finished my 6.3 miles. 🙌 🤙💪You know it’s hot when you finish your run, shower and you’re STILL sweating. That’s training in the SoCal desert for you!! #shakarunner #findyourhappypace #marathontraining #runnerofinstagram #runitfast #runbig #hardcoeur #f2cnutrition #runinrabbit #womensrunningcommunity #nikerunner #runninglife #runforfun https://www.instagram.com/p/By5pn7cBhN_/?igshid=lcu1wxtcjpbq

[juancraveri]

10k no te tenemos miedo!!! #run #runbig #reebok (en Pilar Partido)

[underthebodhitreebigisland]

Now you see John, now you don’t. Too fast. Follow @howerton.j our #teambodhi #ultraman champ🏊‍♂️🚲🏃🏻🥇📸: @howerton.j I enjoy climbing, but bombing down the mountain through the Ohia Forests while passing nervous cows on the brink of total & complete disaster, makes for a pretty good for an adrenaline rush. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤪 - #RunBig #RunHydrated #BoulderSalt #NewBalance #SummitUnknown (at Under the Bodhi Tree)

[shesanaccidentalrunner]

Friday, March 27, 2015

HOLY COW.   23 days!   23 DAYS UNTIL THE MARATHON!

I have been a bit worried lately that because most of my training has been done on a treadmill and in the gym that I wouldn't be as prepared for the long outdoor runs. My 13 mile training run was outdoors a few weeks ago, and went well. I mean, it was slow and steady, but I felt good - great actually - I wasn't sore at all the next day. It was a really positive experience.  ... Then I was back on the treadmill.

I have one long run before my taper phase starts.  Tomorrow.  20 miles. 

This week was productive - a bunch of 3 and 4 mile runs and a bit of stretching and weights. The weather has been horrid though. Thursday was a balmy 55 degrees... but rainy.  Boo.   Today I made it out for a really great outdoor run. Just 3 miles, but it was at a great pace and I felt fantastic and am actually looking forward to tomorrow morning. I feel like I have a good plan - I am going to do my 3 mile loop 6 times. It will bring me back by my house 6 times, so I can stash some water and some of those running gels in my mailbox. Yay!  water/gel station every 5k.   :) Then I plan on finishing up with my 2 mile loop. 20 miles - no biggie, right?  slow and steady.  Like i said all along, my goal isn't to win, but I do want to finish A) not last and B) of my own volition. I think those are fair goals for someone who - up until recently - never considered herself a runner. On the contrary, I actively hated running.  

Maybe that’s not so true anymore.  :)

However, that doesn't mean I’m not having any anxiety about the run. I have actually had 2 classic anxiety dreams.  In one, about half way through the race, i stopped for lunch (totally normal, right?) then couldn't get back to the race - I couldn't find my shoes, I couldn't get to the course, all manner of nonsense. It’s pretty hilarious when you think about it. I’m pretty sure that’s because I have been reading everything I can get my hands on about running nutrition. haha. The other one seemed to be more pride driven - in it, i got hit in the face with a running shoe and was embarrassed that people would see me do poorly. yikes. 

Wow.  That sounds pretty awful when I put it out there like that, but they were pretty comical dreams looking back. 

but I digress.  lol.  I think tomorrow is actually going to be pretty great. Today I got a package from the BAA with my bib number and info for the race weekend (I guess it’s a pretty big to-do in Boston with expos, events and a runners pasta dinner). I just need to trust my training and get it done.  :)

[2-fit-2-quit-blog1]

6.3 miles 🏃‍♀️ around my “hood”. I love that there are beautiful orange 🍊 groves and farms less than a mile from my house. And it’s sad to see that over the years many of them have been bulldozed and removed to make way for housing developments. So far, this one is still standing strong. And it makes me smile every time I run passed it. #shakarunner #findyourhappypace #marathontraining#runbig #runitfast #womensrunningcommunity #hardcoeur #f2cnutrition #runinrabbit #zensah #nikewomen #nikerunner https://www.instagram.com/p/By3XkxThqHQ/?igshid=z1345iic0zxe

[juancraveri]

No estuvo mal pero tiene que estar mejor. #volviendo #run #reebok #floatride #runbig (en Pilar, Buenos Aires)

[underthebodhitreebigisland]

Comment below what is your favorite race on the Big Island! . . 📸: @howerton.j @TopRankRepost #TopRankRepost First race of the year @hilomarathon (13.1). Healthiest & fittest I’ve been in 8 months. 8 weeks of training in the legs. Excited and ready to perform. #TeamBodhi #BoulderSalt #RunBig (at Hilo, Hawaii)

[2-fit-2-quit-blog1]

It was 80 degrees ☀️ by 8AM this morning and so I opted for the treadmill. 🏃‍♀️ Having never done a run longer than an hour on the treadmill I really thought it would drag on like the meme but with a few episodes of House I made it! 💪👏13.1 miles. Phew! 😅 #ShakaRunner #findyourhappypace #marathontraining #womensrunningcommunity #runitfast #runninglife #runningmotivation #treadmillworkout #runningmeme #runfun #runbig #f2cnutrition #hardcoeur #runinrabbit https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyKrYBhHw9/?igshid=7q20a5gj8962

[2-fit-2-quit-blog1]

Well that was HOT 🥵 When you start your run at 8AM and it’s already almost 80* degrees all you can do is survive. Happy to have finished #shakarunner #findyourhappypace #marathontraining #womensrunningcommunity #runbig #runitfast #f2cnutrition #runinrabbit #hardcoeur https://www.instagram.com/p/BynmCnKBth3/?igshid=vssvxztznvs2

[2-fit-2-quit-blog1]

Friday Funday!! There’s nothing more motivating than food, or for me a cold soda, waiting for you at the end of a long run. #shakarunner #findyourhappypace #fridayfunday #runningmeme #runfun #runbig https://www.instagram.com/p/ByaY91Vh9UL/?igshid=q0ytap9xwowj