Running for Unicorns

What a gorgeous morning to fart(lek) around the hood! ☀️ I love fartlek runs — tiny bursts of speed followed by mostly easy running. They’re so fun. I pushed the pace a bit more than necessary this morning, but the weather was pretty great again and I was full of energy. These are the best runs 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

Holy red face 🥵🥵🥵 Hot and humid morning at the track and I had the workout I love to hate, 800 repeats! Six of them, to be exact. What is it about 800s that sucks so bad? I’m pretty sure it’s that second loop around the track — feels like death every time. It’ll get you in good shape, though! Especially if you’re running them in the heat and you happen to be training for a marathon in a cold climate 😄

I do not recommend starting a long run after 7 am during a Maryland summer 🥵 Charm City Run Annapolis fall marathon training officially started today and most of us had 8-12 miles to run… I had 16 because I’m silly and signed up for a summer marathon! It was one of those mornings when even my easy pace didn’t feel all that easy, but I kept my heart rate pretty low and just grinded it out.

If you’re local, it’s not too late to sign up for marathon training if you’re running a fall marathon. Our coach Beth@CCR is the best!

It’s fitting that I grabbed my Christmas Goodrs by mistake this morning, because this weather is a gift! 😍 After several days of typical Maryland summer weather, the low humidity for today’s track workout was such a joy. I had a ton of short, fast intervals today of varying paces, causing me to switch gears constantly. It definitely kept me engaged mentally as well as physically!