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Meet Elizabeth

Welcome to Running for Robert! I’m Elizabeth, a 27 year-old certified running coach living in Boston, and running marathons in memory of my older brother, Robert. Running for Robert documents my journey to qualify for the Boston Marathon and beyond, while sharing the struggles and successes I’ve faced throughout my journey.

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Certified May 2018

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A weekend I’ll never forget🤩 I felt so tall standing next to @des_linden! I am really looking forward to starting training for Coastal Del in just a few weeks, but know my body and mind need the rest of this month to recover. Part of recovery also seems to include eating a good amount of Christmas cookies🤔😋 Something I’m working on is allowing myself to enjoy treats like that and not feel bad about it. The holiday season doesn’t last long and soon enough I’ll be back to running all the miles again, so I’m just enjoying it all👍🏼

I woke up this morning not sure if I was going to run or not because I’m still recovering from the @philly_marathon. But this afternoon I decided to head to the fitness room to lift and do core work! I guess that’s one of the beauties of marathon recovery - you’re not tied down to a workout plan and if you don’t feel like doing anything, that’s ok. These past 3 weeks I’ve been able to catch up on life outside of running and training, and finally feel like I’m making a dent in my never ending to-do list📝 On another note, I wrote a blog post on 5 things I’ve learned while dealing with grief. I suggest reading it because being extra patient and kind to people during this busy season is so important as we never really know what others are struggling with. The link is in my bio. Anyway, happy Sunday and hope you all had a great weekend😊

I just posted on my blog how I did on my 2018 running goals. I am proud of the success I’ve had as a runner and person in general this year, whether it checked off any of my goals or not. 2019 will be another year for the books😊🏃🏼‍♀️ (Link to post in my bio)

Yesterday, I ran my first run since the @philly_marathon! I ran 4 miles at 11:23 pace I believe, so just took it super easy. It felt great to get back out there and am eager for more and to run faster, but am also staying smart! I chose to bike some easy miles today because the last thing I want is an injury. I ran a smart race in Philly and am maintaining that smart attitude in recovery👍🏼 Pro tip: even if your legs feel “back to normal” after a marathon, your body is still recovering so don’t overdo it!

I’m really excited because I’m going to run some easy miles this weekend!😊 It’s approaching two weeks since the @philly_marathon and I’m ready to reunite with my running shoes💗As many of you know, I run a MAJORITY of my miles at a 10+ pace, though it’s honestly usually closer to an 11:00 pace. One easy run this training cycle I ran at a 12+ pace because my legs were just so trashed from my speed workout that week! Some people may have been surprised when I ran Philly with an 8:20 overall pace because of how many “slower” miles I run during training. To that I say: Train smarter, not harder😉 Point is, if you’re not hitting the paces you want to in speed/tempo/race days, slow down those easy/recovery/slow long-distance runs. If you want your pace to be flexible one way (like getting faster), it has to be flexible the other way (slowing down) - kindof like a rubber band😊 December will be spent logging easy miles while getting back into a strength training routine, then Coastal Del training kicks off in the new year🎉

Watch out Delaware😎 I’m coming for you in April!🥳🏃🏼‍♀️🔥 Thank you all SO much for your spring marathon suggestions...I was really going back and forth with a few but decided on Coastal Del for a few reasons: 1️⃣ Training begins in early January (I’m eager to get back to it!), 2️⃣ It’s not tooooo far from Boston, 3️⃣ I don’t have work the following day because it’s M A R A T H O N M O N D A Y and I’ll be cheering tons of you on here in Boston!!🦄 and, 4️⃣ a bunch of you raved about it, so I have to check it out myself! I’m so excited!! Anyone want to join me?! It’ll be fun!😬💃🏼

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