Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Tue Oct 26th, 2010, 0 comments
Well, I’ve gone and done it. Signed up for another race…! My first race using Chi Running was in 2009, the Houston 1/2 Marathon. It was a great experience and I’m looking forward to running it again in 2011. After completing and setting a new PR on the very hilly Asheville course in September of [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Mon Oct 4th, 2010, 2 comments
Since I ran the Asheville Half Marathon, I’ve gone running twice. My practice of running has been slim compared to pre-race time. Thankfully, however, I have found no shortage of places and occasions to “practice” just for the sake of practice. It’s pretty fun to make a list of the places/times when you can make seemingly every-day [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Mon Sep 20th, 2010, 12 comments
First of all, I want to say an enormous thanks to all of you who continue to read my running blog and leave comments, feedback and encouraging pieces of advice. Hopefully my posts are encouraging for you as well! The Asheville Half Marathon went extremely well on Saturday: the weather was incredible, the fans were [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Mon Sep 13th, 2010, 10 comments
One of my blog readers recently wrote and asked what my goals are for the upcoming race… I have been going over them in my own head, but I thought the act of sharing them with my readers would be an excellent idea, to help make the goals more “real.” (Check out this article written [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Mon Sep 6th, 2010, 6 comments
Well, the race is officially two weeks away. This past weekend was my 11 miler long run, the beginning of the taper before the race. I ran with Shelly and her friend Eric on Saturday morning. We started off early again, when it was still dark, and thankfully, chilly! Autumn is definitely in the air [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Wed Sep 1st, 2010, 0 comments
Okay, folks. I had driven the course several times, I had even run the first 8 miles of the course, but running the whole thing is an entirely different story! Last Sunday, my friend Bob and I met at 6:30am at the start of the Asheville 1/2 Marathon course. It was still dark out as [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Tue Aug 24th, 2010, 0 comments
The weather is starting to get cooler. That must mean fall is around the corner, and so too is the Asheville Half Marathon. Training for this event has been pure joy. I have been using our Pain-Free 1/2 Marathon Training Program (Beginner) and it has stood me well. The form focuses, specific workout types and [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sun Jun 27th, 2010, 1 comments
Okay, folks. It’s official. Shelly and I will be running the Asheville Half Marathon: 18 Sept 2010. That means in the meantime, we’ll be training! So that means that I’m back to blogging like a real blogger and will be updating more frequently. Fun! We are using the Pain-Free Beginner Half Marathon Training Program to [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sun May 23rd, 2010, 4 comments
Wow. Where does the time go? I can’t believe that 1 year ago, I was writing about my first GOTR 5K experience, as a Running Buddy to my friend Haylie… Well, yesterday I had the pleasure of getting to run with Haylie again… but this time, Jacqui, her mother-extraordinaire, got to run with us, too! [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sat May 22nd, 2010, 1 comments
Hi everyone… How’s your running? I have a an event to report about: Biltmore 15K last weekend, May 16th. The last race of it’s kind (it’s been going on for about 13 years) was held inside the grounds of the beautiful Biltmore Estate here in Asheville. I was on top of my game enough to [...]
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