Adventures of a marathon girl

Hi y'all, It is done. I made it all the way to Easter. fourty days of LENT and even no shortcuts on weekends. Seriously rocking THE Esther method all the way up to easter and now it is time to tell you what that has brought me: To begin with I've had good scale days and asshole scale days but in the end the number dropped 4 kilograms over the course of the past six weeks and that is a good thing. My runs are only now starting to gain in distance so not losing that amount of weight within in shorter time frame is only a good thing. Plus the number on the scale doesn't objectify my beauty or athletic skill. It does however enhance my endurance and speed and that is something I clearly noticed a few times already. I am positive and determined to keep going. Which brings me to my next thing: this end is not a real end. This 'thing' has just started and I am ready! The end of Lent marks the beginning of my second stage of marathon training (within about 6 stage

Hi y'all, Long distance running takes all kind of people and doesn't distinguish at all. We runners unite through the same kind of crazy that only a runner gets. a specific kind of WOOOHOOO related to those long distances and races. Crazy you say? Why ...I'd say! What kinda crazy? Well... Early morning runs even when you really hate early and morning and people on those early mornings. Late night runs when you really wanted to slouch on the couch but you can't because your legs are twitching like hell. Long runs when all you can think of is what you'll be eating when you come home; pickles on rye bread, banana and cheese toasties, butter milk by the gallon, eggs and cheese...OMG just cheese....or steak even when you're a vegetarian, chocolate milk and cookies, skyr with all the berries you can muster, salmon...just raw salmon an entire slice, pickled onions or the just the juice straight from the jar....Need I go on? Yes because you know what? Once you a

Hi y'all Week four has come and gone and it has been one huge trip to crazyville during week 3 and 4. To begin with: my marathon training schedule isn't synced with my 40-days-of-Esther schedule so I constantly end up logging the wrong week number either on my Esther plan or on my marathon plan and it is frustrating, but not a biggie... Work has been the biggest challenge in realizing my daily goals. How does one tackle a workweek with over 60 hours of work (yes that is 18 more than I'm supposed to do) with a marathon+food plan?  The answer is: plan it all and be flexible. But how does that work when it so clearly seems to be contradictive? Change the way you look at your weekplanner and your goals. Make sure you prioritize on your goals. Think about the work-outs that count and definately do those. Use your lunchtime, if it is possible than try and figure a way out to be more flexible in your work hours, use the way to and from work as training sessions, if you