Marathon training and Vacation

Monday was a rest day for me considering I got off work at 8 am and had to finalize packing and making sure we had everything we need.  We picked the boys up from school at 1 pm and headed to BWI airport for our flight.  We decided to fly down a day early and stay at Pop Century hotel for the night and start fresh and early on Tuesday morning!  The boys were so excited and absolutely love Disney. 

Poppop and boys

Tuesday we moved hotels over to the Bay Lake Towers dropped off our luggage then went straight to the Magic Kingdom!

I love Disney this time of year

We did a ton of rides with the boys, had dinner at the Crystal Palace then went back to the hotel.  Chase did his homework while I snuck in a quick 5 miler then we all went to the pool.

Space Mountain in the background!

I am in the final weeks of marathon training before my taper starts and still need to get my runs in.  Disney's Deluxe resorts all have very nice fitness centers as well as multiple places outside to run.  The weather is pretty awesome here right now so I will hopefully get some of my shorter runs done outside.  So to time manage and still fit in my runs without taking away from family time I make sure to get up early and get my runs in or do them while boys are resting!

Wednesday we started the day off by shipping the boys off on a Pirate Adventure Cruise!  They were so excited and love it!!  The hubby and I got to spend 2 hours kid free together! Woohoo!

Ahoy Pirates!

Pirate or Gangsta??

What a fun time!!  Afterwards we went to Epcot and enjoyed the Food and Wine Festival and had lunch at Via Napoli...Holy Yum!

Via Napoli

Grapefruit Beer from Germany!

This is my new all time favorite beer: Schofferhofer Grapefruit!!!!!!

Do you train/workout on vacation?

Happy Running!

Meeting Dean Karnazes

Monday was my first day back to running and I was super excited to see how I was going to make out.  I started very cautiously and kept my pace around 8:15 - 8:19 for the first mile...things felt great so I increased my pace every half mile or so and ended with a 6:40 mile and felt like I could have kept going.  I finished up with 30 minutes on the stairmonster and some stretching and foam rolling.

I was in heaven and felt "normal" again.  A friend of mine had 2 extra tickets to go see Dean Karnazes speak tonight so I was thrilled to be able to go with her!!  My hubby and I grabbed a quick bite to eat before the speaker series at Iron Hill Brewery.



Oatmeal cookie beer and grilled chicken quinoa salad...Yummy!

We had front row seats to hear Dean speak..He has been one of my running idols since I started distance running and I have read his books.  I find him so amazing and inspirational.  He truly is such a nice, down to earth person and his message is so powerful.  That fact that he can run so many miles and continually challenges himself and his body is amazing.  One question that was asked was how does he stay injury free.  He stated that he has great biomechanics and that he is able to recover quickly.  One study that they preformed on him showed that his lactic acid levels actually decreased with increased exertion!! He also stated that he "Never Sits Still"...he has his office at home step up so he is standing and he cross trains religiously.  Lots of leg work and core work as well as trail running.



My hero!!  I have been really wanting to do an Ultramarathon and after meeting Dean I am hooked.

Happy Running!!!

 

Beantown weekend begins!

We are headed to Boston for the marathon and a few days of fun!  My mom, dad, hubby and two AMAZING friends are going with me!  Let the good times begin!





Happy Running!