My mommy drove to the Ville yesterday and brought us the most super sweet sendoff gift imaginable… A bunch of our race favorite foods and, this is just the coolest, she put together envelopes with instructions for times in the race when we may need a pick-me-up. We have not looked at them since we…
Month: June 2016
7 Days from Now We Will Be…
Celebrating!!! Just 7 short days from 7:00 am EDT this morning we will be celebrating having run the longest ever in our history (God-willing, of course!). On our short 4.5 mile jaunt at 6:00 this morning, I told Todd that I am declaring the next week a “no cry zone.” I said that we are…
How We Mentally Prepare
We have had some readers ask questions about how we mentally prepare for our long events, so I thought today would be a good day to address this topic for a couple of reasons: A) because I need to positively reinforce to myself that we are ready for next week and B) because I need…
58 Laps at My Old High School Track
The weekend brought loads of family time and some interestingly boring running. We headed to my home town for the weekend to spend some time with my mom, sister, and dad. Because the roads around my mom’s house are not super runner-safe, we typically drive somewhere to run when we stay with my mom. She…
A Little Bit of Our Backstory
Many people ask me if I have been running all my life, to which I answer with a definite “No!” Growing up, I tried about every sport out there but was not good at any of the them. Something about coordination being needed?!? So, I came into running later in life when I met Todd….
Heat Training!!!
The weekend was terrific and we are off to a beautiful sunny day here in Kentucky. I feel like we are about 60% recovered, so we did not do anything crazy mileage-wise this weekend, but we did deck ourselves out in warm clothing in the 94 degree heat. We did 14 miles on Saturday and…
More Travel and Recovering Like Champs!
Hi all and sorry we are a day late here on the Bello blog. I was traveling to the lovely Sunshine State again this week, so I got a bit behind on the personal activities. This week was all about recovering. Eating good salad in my hotel room Getting healthy snacks for the flight …
Rain Out and Onwards to Merrill’s Mile!
We missed you last week, but we are back and soon to be “at it” again. Today is a rest, rest, rest and unpack day after our eventful weekend. After my work training in Disney World last week, I got in at midnight on Thursday and hit up about 7 hours of sleep. My sweet,…
Ultra Run Couple 