This week’s Tuesday Topic:  What are your Spring running plans or race schedule?  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Jenn and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers!

Happy Tuesday!  Today is the first day of Spring.  It is my 2nd favorite season – Fall is #1.  Also, today will be a long day for me.  I have parent/teacher conferences and need to be at school at 7pm.  I have appointments with 19 set of parents and hopefully all show up.

I am excited for my upcoming races.  I am bummed I missed the NYC Half Marathon on Sunday but I know it was the best decision.

Here are my plans for this Spring.

• Run the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8k (3/24).  This is one of my favorite races!  I will admit that I am not ready for it but will run it anyway.  It is only 5 miles so what can go wrong?  Did I just jinx it?  I know I will not set a PR since I plan to walk more than run it. 

• Run the CARA Lakefront 10 Miler (4/7/).  I’ve run this race in the past.  Last year it was cold, windy, and rainy and at the last minute I wanted to run the 5k, but was told I “couldn’t”.  I sucked it up and ran 10 miles.  It wasn’t too bad once I began running but I was sore afterwards.

• Run the CARA Spring Trail Chase 10K (5/19).  Last year was the first time doing it.  I enjoyed it and decided to do it again this year.  I remember a few of us got lost getting to the race site, but this year I know the same thing won’t happen again.  

• Walk more.  I need to catch up on my 2,024 goal!  I made a chart showing where I should be now and I am way behind.  The chart is based on walking/running 5.53 miles each day.

• Be consistent with running.  I’ve been slacking the past couple of months.  I need a goal and a plan.  Last year I was toying with the idea of working with a coach and didn’t move forward with it.  Maybe this year.

Next week is a FREE topic.  Feel free to write about any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic:  How do you organize your running gear ?  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Jenn and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers!

I was planning to write about this topic but realized that I wrote about it in 2021 and nothing has changed since then.  I have more gear but it is still stored in the same places.  

I am going to deviate from today’s topic.  I was in San Antonio for a few days for my aunt’s 90th birthday party.  She is my mom’s older and the last one of her sisters.  They are like night and day but yet so much fun to see them together.  My aunt laughed and danced on her special day.  She was surrounded by her sons and daughters, grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their kids, her sister and brother, and her friends.

The topic for next week – What are your Spring running plans or race schedule?  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic:  How do you maintain your running motivation?  You can write about this topic or post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Jenn and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers!

This is the perfect topic for me to write about because right now I am lacking motivation to go running.  My last run was yesterday and prior to that it was February 14. 

Below are a few tips I am following to get motivated:

• Sign up for a race.  I have a few races that I am signed up for.  Since I am no longer running the NYC Half Marathon, I want to sign up for a half marathon in Chicago.  There are plenty of those here, but this time I want to make sure I train for it.  

• Buy new gear.  One of my favorite reasons for running.  I ordered a pair of the Brooks Run Lucky Launch 10 and two luxe short sleeve tops.  

• Go outside.  It is warmer outside.  I love that it is light outside much earlier now.  The sunshine and warmer weather always makes me feel good. 

• Set a goal and keep track.  In my case, it is to remember my goals.  I still want to run/walk 2,204 miles and that won’t happen by itself.  I like the RTE Tracker to see how I am doing.  The bibs I get for meeting set goals are a bonus.

• Run one mile at a time.  Right now I am not training for anything (though I need to for my upcoming 8k in a few weeks) so I will run for whatever time/miles I want to.  This way I am not pressured and most likely will look forward to my run.

The topic for next week – How do you organize your running gear?  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!