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Move Pittsburgh Half Marathon Training: February Recap

02/28/2019 by Deanna +

Another month down for half marathon training! February flew by and included a few more outdoor runs (slowly but surely). How I felt this month:Still good! Have a lot of energy for my runs and feel good on them, too. Which is so nice. After my last long run this past weekend (7 miles), I did feel some more soreness at the end though in the hips. What I ran this month:In February, I

PRetty into: February 2019 Edition

02/21/2019 by Deanna +

Let's get into all the things I'm loving this month. READING"Little Fires Everywhere." Finished my first book of 2019. The author grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio and Pittsburgh, and I was born in the Cleveland area and live in Pittsburgh now, so there were so many references I appreciated. Celeste Ng is a fantastic storyteller and writer, but the book dragged out a bit for me and I didn't

Songs to Run to Part XIII: Using Music to Motivate

02/06/2019 by Deanna +

This post originally appeared on the Pittsburgh Marathon blog. Check out my Marathon Training playlist, too -- click here to listen on Spotify! This post is part of my 2019 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon / UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon training series. Want $10 off your half or full registration? Sign up today and use code

Move Pittsburgh Half Marathon Training: January Recap

01/31/2019 by Deanna +

Made it through the first month of half marathon training! January definitely went as expected -- slowly started to build miles in and incorporated cross training. And I stuck to my loose plan but definitely changed things up. Here's a look back at the month. How I felt this month:Great! The good thing about running consistently in general in life, is when it comes time to actually start

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