http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:03:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thursday, September 2, 2010 Well, I almost put "Friday" in the dateline above, so that should give a hint about how the week is going!  Actually, I've been having to remind myself all morning that tomorrow is not Saturday. Anyway, moving on....  It is now September and it's been a couple weeks ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=465 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 I was traveling last week - Boston and Providence - and ran into some frustration at the airport.  I had no problems on the way up, but trying to get home via Providence was challenging.  First, I ended up having to go through security three times.  I ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=461 Tuesday, August 3, 2010 I was up at 4:00 am this morning so that I could get in a 31 mile run and still get in a day of work.  The 31 miles took a little less than 4 hours (3:58:40 to be exact).  Luckily for me, the early start meant ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=457 Friday, July 30, 2010 I can't believe that it's almost August!  The summer is flying by.  I'm not complaining too loudly, though, because this has been the hottest summer on record in NC.  Those of us who run are all too familiar with the weather forecast day in and day out.  ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=454 Thursday, July 15, 2010 There is training for a marathon and then there's training for a marathon with diabetes.  Most of the diabetic runners I know will admit that they secretly wish they could just train and not have to worry about how to work around all their diabetes stuff.  And, ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=450 Thursday, July 8, 2010 I have had Type 1 diabetes for almost my entire running career.  I can't really remember what running was like before I had diabetes.  But, I do remember a few things.  I remember not having to carry carbs with me on every run.  I remember being able ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=446 Thursday, July 1, 2010 Some days, a run just doesn't go well.  I ran a long run today and just felt pretty bad for the whole run.  I even shifted things around because the weather this morning was fantastic for a long run.  I got through the whole run, 31 miles ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=443 Wednesday, June 23, 2010 I ran a long run yesterday morning ... very early in the morning ... like 5:30 early in the morning.  I have to get started early when I run long because it can eat up half the day (or more).  In the summer, I have to get ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=440 Monday, June 14, 2010 I got back from Boston yesterday.  I had gone to Cambridge to finish some research work through a dissertation fellowship that I've had at Harvard this academic year and then went to the DESA Conference at Joslin on Saturday.  It was a really good one-day regional conference ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=434 Tuesday, June 8, 2010 This would be strength work, right?  Well, I need to do some strength work over the summer, but I don't think I can build up to pulling that rock for real!  I ran a long run this morning.  It was my first long run since the 50 mile ... http://missyfoy.com/trainingblog/?p=428