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Tag Archives: first half marathon
100 Day Countdown
100 days from today Preston and I will be at Disney World. 100 days from today my parents will be at Disney World with us, their first trip to Disney World since I was six years old. 100 days from … Continue reading
Half Marathon Training is Underway
Not only was today my first day of school with my new students, but today also marked the start of my half marathon training. 130 days from now I will be running the Disney World Half Marathon, and I couldn’t … Continue reading
The Road to 13.1 – My Half Marathon Training Plan
On Saturday morning, Preston and I sat down and plotted out our training plans for January’s Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. We spent 90 minutes mapping out our training plan, using Jeff Galloway’s runDisney training plans as a guide for … Continue reading
Posted in Races, Training
Tagged cardio, core training, Disney World Half Marathon, Disney World Marathon, Disney World marathon weekend, Dopey Challenge, elliptical, first half marathon, half marathon, half marathon training, half marathon training plan, Jeff Galloway, long distance running, run-walk-run method, runDisney, running, Team Red White and Blue, training, training plan, walking, weight training
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Five Months and Counting
Today marks five months since I installed RunKeeper on my phone and completed my first run. Six months ago running wasn’t a part of my life; I was simply a running spectator. Runners have always been a part of my … Continue reading
Goal Setting as a Motivator
One of the many reasons I’ve been loving the blogging world now that I’m running is because it has allowed me to connect with other runners of all levels. Not only is it motivational to follow others’ stories, but its … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Training
Tagged Disney World Half Marathon, Dopey Challenge, first half marathon, goal, goal setting, guest post, inspiration, motivation, training
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Race Goals for Sunday’s Biggest Loser 10K
Its hard to believe that I’ll be running my first 10K on Sunday! Although I had walked a couple of 5Ks prior to starting this running journey, this will be my first time completing a race of any distance more … Continue reading
First Long Distance Run…Done!
Up until this point, all of my runs have been 5K or less in terms of mileage. Although I’ve completed a couple of longer walks, my most recent one being three weeks ago when Preston, Riley, and I walked 6.15 … Continue reading
Learn From the Journey and You Will Make It to the End
As my friend Robert told me yesterday, “The journey has its bumps along the way. Learn from the journey and you will make it to the end.” His words resonate loudly. Robert’s words remained in the foreground as I read what … Continue reading
“What’s Beautiful” Challenge
Over the past couple months as I’ve started my journey in preparing to run my first half marathon, I’ve realized that setting short term goals for myself is giving me the extra push and motivation to work hard towards both … Continue reading
First Impressions of runDisney as a Runner
After having experienced a runDisney event as a spectator back in January, I already knew that when I signed up last weekend for my first major races that I could look forward to a similar positive experience. As I mentioned … Continue reading
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Tagged first half marathon, half marathon, motivation, runDisney, running
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