Category Archives: Running

I Am Getting Faster

Posted on December 1, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

It was never my goal (or desire), but I am becoming a faster runner.   I won’t be challenging the likes of Allyson Felix or Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.  I don’t have an explosive start like them…  🙂  Give me some time to … Continue reading →

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Fifty five days to go til my marathon! Now is not the time to flounder on training runs and cross training, but that is what I seem to have been doing.  Let me ‘splain… Two weeks ago, something really important … Continue reading →

Posted on November 24, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun | 2 Comments

I am THAT lady, now

Posted on October 11, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

Never say never.  I used to look at people running with bottles of water strapped on their butts and think “I would never run with all of that stuff on”.  I never wanted to be ‘that lady’.  Yeah.  Never say … Continue reading →

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I’ve Hit the Wall

Posted on October 7, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

I haven’t checked in for a few weeks, but everything is going just fine.  I am getting my runs done and am doing a some of my cross training.  I keep saying and promising myself that I am going to … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Richard’s Wife

Posted on September 15, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

Yep – I have eighteen weeks left to train for my marathon. It seems like a LOOOONG time, but I know it will go quickly. I ‘made my mind up’ that I was going to add some things to my … Continue reading →

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Yay! Meh… and UGH!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

As you may or may not know, I am training for the Chevron Houston Marathon on January 19, 2014.  This will be my second marathon.  I ran the Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon in February of 2012.    It was mostly … Continue reading →

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Feeling Hot, Hot, H..

Posted on August 30, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

IT.WAS.SO.HOT.THIS.MORNING! WHYYYYYYYYYYYY didn’t I get out of the bed when the alarm FIRST went off?  This morning, I hit snooze three times.  What was I thinking?  When I finally got out of the bed, the sun was fully up and … Continue reading →

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How Much Pain is Too Much?

Posted on August 28, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

    This week I was determined to do ALL of my workouts – cross training and runs.  Sunday, my husband and I went out and did the drills and pace run.  Monday, I dragged myself out to the garage, … Continue reading →

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I SHIPPED MY PANTS!

Posted on August 26, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

I am still struggling to get ALL of my workouts done.  I do my runs and drills, but some days I just am not in the mood for the cross training. I set my alarm to wake up.  The alarm … Continue reading →

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Where has the time gone?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by RunDedeauxRun

I can’t believe it’s been a MONTH since I’ve posted.  As I look back on my training calendar, I guess not much has happened.  Life kind of got in the way a little bit.  I have missed 2-3 days of … Continue reading →

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