Month: May 2014

How Running Drills Will Help You Run Faster

Tina Muir
speed
As an elite runner, it is important to put a lot of time and effort into making sure you do everything you can to be successful. However, if you have read my blog for any amount of time, you will know that I pride myself on being easy to relate to, and real. I am…

3rd Place Finish at the Brooklyn Half Marathon

Tina Muir
half marathon
Happy Marvelous Monday! I hope you do not mind my lack of contact over the last week, but you can follow what I am up to through my #100happydays on Instagram! I will be back on Wednesday! Note: I wrote this on Saturday evening, my thoughts have changed a little, but I thought I should…

How to Use Strides to Run Faster

Tina Muir
speed
Today I would like to focus on one of the nemeses (yep, I really did just use Merriam- Webster to make sure that was the plural of the word) of marathon training; strides. In college, I loved doing strides. Okay, love may be a little strong, but I used to feel powerful and fast striding…

Strawberry Shortcake Oatmeal Pancakes

Tina Muir
breakfast, pancakes
Good Morning! Happy Marvelous Monday! How was your weekend? I finally found some time to relax, and I even took a nap on Saturday! It truly was marvelous, and well needed! Sometimes I am such a hypocrite. I often tell my loved ones how much it frustrates me when people are stuck in their ways;…

The Importance of Keeping a Training Log

Tina Muir
Runners, or athletes in general have many traits that are common among all, but there are also a few ways in which people can be complete opposites; whether you are interested in what races the Olympians are doing, where your Alma mater/school you work at is ranked in the National listings, where your time places…