Posts by Alison

Training Weeks 3-6: Calf Issues

September 6, 2011 by Alison

Pretty much have been unable to run for last 3-4 weeks due to calf issues, despite lots of stretching, rolling, trigger point work. I still hope to get healthy soon to get in a few weeks of running before my … Continue reading

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Training Week Two: Humidity, Yuck!

August 15, 2011 by Alison

Second week of half marathon training was tough with slower than hoped for training times … and I am more than a week behind on blogging it! So here’s how my second week played out. Monday I went in for … Continue reading

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Training Week One: Dealing with summer distractions

August 2, 2011 by Alison

One week down. It was a bit of an extended first week, but I am still counting it as week one. I figured there was no better way to start out my training for the Hudson Mohawk Half Marathon than … Continue reading

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Time to Dust off My Half Marathon Training Plan

July 20, 2011 by Alison

So the one race I have decided to sign up for this year is the Hudson Mohawk Half Marathon. I really want to make sure I have a qualifying time to keep open the option of doing NYC marathon in … Continue reading

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Is Your Running Technique Exhausting You?

June 17, 2011 by Alison

Let’s face it, we all have things we don’t look forward to seeing come up in a WOD, and for many that is running. But for me it was burpees. Up until a couple of months ago I absolutely hated … Continue reading

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Change of Course

May 26, 2011 by Alison

When I started this blog earlier this year, I was fully committed to using Crossfit Endurance to train for triathlons this summer, planning on a half ironman.  I spent 3 months getting as close as possible each week to 2 … Continue reading

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Rest Days: Why the shouldn’t be igonored

April 5, 2011 by Alison

Last Wednesday night when I checked online to see what the WOD was for Thursday I was pleasantly surprised to see Rest Day, and thought to myself, how nice … well for everyone else that is. I had no intention … Continue reading

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