A Journey from the Mat, through the Miles (and Beyond)
Yoga, Running, Fitness and Lifestyle
Two weeks, seriously, how has it been 2 weeks since I ran the Philadelphia Marathon already?! But yes it has been 2 weeks, and when in the past I have slowed down my running, thanks to the Runner's World Run Streak - I have been running at least a mile a day since Nov 30... Continue Reading →
Days, I am days away from the Philadelphia Marathon. It's so close I logged my last long taper run today with 8 miles in the book. It wasn't the best run, but that's ok. Now if you follow me on Instagram (@TamTurse) you see that I am a bit of a girly girl (did you... Continue Reading →
After a solid training week during Week 7, aka my return to the road, I approached Week 8 with excitement. What's not to be excited about - a holiday on Monday, and then a beach escape for me for a post-Labor Day weekend getaway. But, some planning had to go into my week: did I... Continue Reading →
If this had been two marathon trainings ago, I am not sure how confident I would be feeling right now. This past weekend I finished Week 7 of my marathon training with a 14 mile long run (that went well, thank you very much) - but those miles were not paved with weeks of previous... Continue Reading →
Last week the miles went down, and so did my running time (yay PR), so as I came into Week 4, with its increase of miles (and temps here in the Metro NYC area), I wasn't sure how it would go given my long run struggle on Week 2. Good planning, and getting out early... Continue Reading →
In my post on Week 2's training you may remember that I did not have a really good long run (9 miles) but I accepted and owned it. Even that early in the training process there will be ups and downs, and Week 3 we are up, or should I say down because on Thursday... Continue Reading →
So entering the second week of marathon training, it did not go as well as my first. As I'm sure I've mentioned before, I do not like running in the heat and last week it was extremely hot and humid on the East Coast, but it was ok, until my long run. I went into... Continue Reading →
The humidity finally dropped on the East Coast mid-week, and I couldn't have asked for it to come at a better time... the start of marathon training. Not that it hasn't been hot, but it does seem manageable, or is it the new drive I am feeling now that I'm "in training." I am using... Continue Reading →
On Monday I began my training for the Philadelphia Marathon. I sort of look at it as my New Year, I set intentions, make a plan and on the start of training day I find myself making personal changes (hopefully for the better) to my daily life. I have been trying for at least one... Continue Reading →
Training for any upcoming race is one of my favorite parts of my running experience. Sure, I have now become in my mind an "actual" runner meaning that I will go out for a run even when I'm not in training, but just for the love of running, keeping up my fitness, to work off... Continue Reading →
A Journey from the Mat, through the Miles (and Beyond) 