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#medalmonday my new marathon PR from the incredible #chicagomarathon! . . It’s still a mix of emotions. I’m BEYOND proud and excited for my #teamintraining team! A lot of best times, second best times, and first timers yesterday!! And we worked together and raised over $22,000 so far!! I’m so grateful for the race I was able to run. I’m proud of my PR in less than ideal conditions. But I know I was trained for faster. I know I gave up mentally. I didn’t want to be running alone. I wanted @naomi_gal to be there with me, excited by the time at 20 miles, and encouraging us both to keep digging. . . Now comes some tough decisions... do I try again before Disney? Or do I take a break from chasing the Unicorn? This training cycle feels like it’s been a year long endeavor... . . Today - I’ll celebrate, focus on the good, nurse my sore muscles, and enjoy some tacos tonight! . . #intervalrunner #runningmotivation #gallowaymethod #runwalkrun #teamsparkle #inspiringrunners #womensrunning @myteamintraining https://www.instagram.com/p/BorRokflLDf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s5xnlzdk46fd

Over a thousand miles of training together culminates this weekend! 29.3 miles of fun planned in Chicago this weekend! . . We hit the expo today and now we’ve got the 5k, taco brunch, inspiration dinner, and then we’re running our A race - chasing that unicorn! . . #outforblood #teamintraining #intervalrunner #coachedbyjeffgalloway #runwalkrun #gallowaymethod @jeffgallowayolympian @naomi_gal @chimarathon #chicagomarathon #teamsparkle (at McCormick Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/BokryOal7vR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15j4a3qaqvk9d

How do you handle feeling discouraged by a performance you should be proud of? . . It was all fun times at the start of the #Susco8k this morning with @gcrouson!! But it was not my day to race. My legs cramped up almost immediately after the start and every step felt forced. It wasn’t like “dead legs from training” - it was just my body saying “not today”. . . I actually only ran about 1:25 over my time from last year, and even if I ran even to last year, my place would have stayed the same, so I have to remember that one “bad” (and it wasn’t even bad) Run doesn’t mean ANYTHING! . . Long run tomorrow as I head into my last hard week of training for the #chicagomarathon! Who else is using @nafhalf as part of their training for a fall marathon!? . . #runningfriends #motivation #intervalrunner #runwalkrun #irunthisbody #gallowaymethod #runchat #psirantoday #slhs #virginiaisforrunners #donatelife (at South Lakes High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwK1iRFyud/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vaebkzh40cdl

Who else ran in the rain today!? . . We skipped out repeats last weekend after a little 7 weeks out burn out plus super high heat and had a fast mile plus 5 easy miles on the plan this week, by @celiac_runner needed 22! So @naomi_gal and I ditched our plan and ran 22 easy miles in the rain! . . It was so much fun running in the rain this morning and I’m so excited about running Chicago in a month!!! . . #running #intervalrunner #gallowaymethod #runwalkrun #runnergirls #runchat #psirantoday #irunthisbody #celiacathlete #celiacrunner https://www.instagram.com/p/Bngs9UelI0X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vju3abgrscwt

26.2 mile training run, done! I mean, the best way to train for a marathon is to run a marathon!!! . . It’s crazy to think that my first marathon was 2 minutes slower than this and I felt like death when I was done. Fast forward 8 years and this is an easy pace and “manageable” distance! . . Thanks to Sarah and @naomi_gal for the amazing company and fun trek into DC!! . . #runchat #intervalrunning #intervalrunner #gallowaymethod #runwalkrun #overdistancetraining #llsnatcap #outforblood (at Washington, District of Columbia)

This running season (okay, year, because let’s face it, we haven’t had any time off since last marathon cycle...) has been up and down. It’s been highs of PRs and crushed repeat workouts in cooler weather, lows of falling all spring, bonking in the heat, and lost motivation. . . Today we got our grove back, doing 4x1 mile at 90:30 (a full minute less of running that we were doing for repeats) and we still descended each mile, all in our assigned pace range! 8:13,8:07,7:57,7:57! The confidence is coming back!!! . . #running #runner #runchat #irunthisbody #intervalrunner #gallowaymethod #milerepeats #marathontraining #chicagomarathon #teamintraining #outforblood

Since @naomi_gal and I did our weekend run on Friday, today was open to do @celiac_runner’s mile repeats with her!! Jess joined us and we hit 4x1 all sub 9:00, with 5:00 recovery and a total of 8 miles with warm up and cool down! . . #intervalrunner #gallowaymethod #irunthisbody #psirantoday #teamintraining #teamsparkle #coachedbyjeff

6 miles yo round out 100 for May! I’ll probably take tomorrow off, but who knows! I’m enjoying the period of rest between the FAST spring and the brutal heat of summer marathon training! . . Heading into summer training for the BIG {scary} FALL goal of qualifying for Boston, I know that my mindset matters more than anything else! @naomi_gal and I just had our intake with our coach and he thinks that as long as the weather is on our side, we’ve set a really attainable goal! . . #morningmiles #runchat #biggoals #bqorbust #runstrongrunpretty #findyourstrong #kinvara #intervalrunner #runwalkrun #gallowaymethod