Tag Archives: Long Run

Countdown To The Hot Chocolate 15K–This Is It!

I spent my last week before the Hot Chocolate 15K grateful that I decided to focus my training on hills, especially after this elevation profile was posted on the race website. Hello! Miles 3 through 6 are one long climb! … Continue reading

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Countdown To The Hot Chocolate 15K (Week 4)

It’s hard to believe that I’ve completed my last full week of training for the Hot Chocolate 15K and need to start thinking about some sort of taper. Thanksgiving fell on a running day, but that just means I earned … Continue reading

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Countdown To The Hot Chocolate 15K (Week 3)

Work was brutal this week. I was burning the midnight oil almost every night, and had a 30 hour business trip to upstate New York. Oh, and did I mention that it was my birthday?  All this to explain why my … Continue reading

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Fabulous Fall Foliage

This weekend I had a 10 mile run on tap, as part of my program to get ready for the Hot Chocolate 15K. Although I ate lunch outside in short-sleeves on Monday, by Saturday morning the weather had changed and … Continue reading

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Countdown To The Hot Chocolate 15K (Week 2)

I was home all week this week, so my second week of training for the Hot Chocolate 15K was pretty routine. Keeping with my plan to get ready for this course, I focused on hills. Monday Treadmill: 20 min (5 … Continue reading

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