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    • Goals, Tips, and Advice
      • 5 Things a Runner Should Invest In
      • Leadville Trail Marathon & Heavy Half Q&A
      • So how did those 2018 running goals go?
      • Tips for Running in the Heat
      • Why I Passed on a BQ 2019 Shot and Am Focusing on 2020
      • How I Prepare for a Trail Marathon at Altitude
      • Easy Miles Should Actually Be Easy – Calculate your Maximum Aerobic Heart Rate.
      • Looking Back on 2017, and Ahead to 2018
      • Sub 3
      • Post-Marathon Blues?
      • Why I Tape my Garmin Watch during Races
      • Leadville Thoughts and Goals
    • Marathons
      • Baystate Marathon Recap
      • Beantown Marathon & a Goal for Future Marathons
      • New Jersey Marathon
      • Boston Marathon Weekend
      • Charlotte, NC – Marathon & Girls’ Weekend
      • Providence Marathon Recap
      • Marathon Monday
    • Half Marathons
      • Frosty Half Marathon – Thank you, Robert.
      • B.A.A. Half Marathon
      • Happy Holidays Half MerryThon
    • Other Races
      • Eastern States 20 Miler
      • Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women
      • Hi there! It’s been a while.
      • B.A.A. 5K!
    • Training Updates
      • Why I Took Almost 2 Full Months Off of Running
      • January Training Update!
      • Summer Training Update
      • Workouts in Review: 4/9 – 4/16
      • Something New I’m Trying…
  • Binge Eating Disorder
    • Something I’m Proud Of
    • A Glimpse into My Struggle with Binge Eating Disorder
  • Weight Loss
    • Training & Mini Life Update
    • Tips & Advice
      • 5 Things I Do Every Morning to Start My Day off Right
      • Staying on Track During the Holidays
      • Why I Gave up Refined Sugar for 60 Days
      • Resolutions/goals/habits for 2017
      • So, how did I lose 25 pounds?
      • Tips on How I Stay on Track
      • 2016 Resolutions
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    • Post-Workout Shake
    • My Famous Homemade Taco Salad
    • Cranberry Feta Pinwheels
    • Kahlua Fudge
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Meet Elizabeth

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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.

RRCA Certified Coach

Certified May 2018

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Logged some more easy miles today, and tomorrow I’m heading to the treadmill! First time on it since...March?!☃️ The next 3 days just look dangerously hot and I’m not trying to have a heat stroke or anything😳The original plan was to do a rust buster 5k on Saturday but clearly I’m not racing it (heat index 100+) so I’ll do some speed indoors tomorrow. Gotta stay safe and smart out there, friends! Happy almost Friday😊
This is NOT a highlight reel🌈🏃🏼‍♀️🎥 ❌ So often I read that IG is used as a highlight reel where runners only showcase their fast runs, and while I see accounts like this🙄🤣, one of my many intentions is to show that running (in addition to losing weight, balancing running with life, overcoming an ED, dealing with grief, all that good stuff!) is anything BUT a highlight. Because all those things are not. #amiright ?! Things you WILL find on this account: * My easy & recovery miles - always 10 and 11 paces. I don’t care😝 Easy & recovery runs are all part of the process and they’re supposed to be “slow” (kindof hate that word). As a running coach, I tell my athletes to slow down and give them speed limits on these runs. I want to set a positive and concrete example for them and not just say, “Slow down, easy days easy, blah blah blah🗣🗣🗣” to everyone cause that’s not specific. I want to SHOW them. * Photos that are not staged (because who has time for staged photos while running into a sunset?) & that make me look like a leaping gazelle and like running is amazingly perfect🌸💐🦋🦄🌈😊😇👼🏻 * A pic with a 👎🏼😭😵 every now and then cause we ALL have those workouts and races🙋🏼‍♀️ that bomb and flop. * Did I say you won’t find pictures that make me look like a leaping gazelle?🙊 cause I can’t stand those😂 * A picture of a cookie? J.P. Licks ice cream? Post race McDonalds cause it’s good? All yes. Easy miles on the agenda today, speed tomorrow!
This guy and I are escaping Boston for the weekend and heading to Maine! First stop on our itinerary: Portland for lobster🦞We don’t do a lot of (ok any at all) couple trips like this because, well, let’s be honest - Kyle is a full-time student at Boston College Law School💸 and is so busy working & studying, and I have 3 sources of income just to support the two of us. It’s not easy and we most likely won’t go on our honeymoon (married 8/18) until after Kyle graduates in 2021, but what they say is true: if you spend your time with a person/people you love and who makes you happy (and who runs with you!), money doesn’t really matter💗🤷🏼‍♀️(but I am looking forward to the day when we both have incomes!😝) #seasonoflife #perspective
Summer sweat brings Fall PR’s Summer sweat brings Fall PR’s Summer sweat brings Fall PR’s 🔁🔁🔁☀️🔥🥵
ALTITUDE is calling and I must go☎️🏔🏃🏼‍♀️😜 On August 8th I’ll be flying out to Flagstaff, AZ for Bruce Camp - a running at altitude training camp hosted by professional runners Stephanie and Ben Bruce. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to train for a few days at altitude, meet other passionate runners, gain more knowledge about this sport, and live like the pros do! And meet Stephanie and Ben of course!😊
Progression run & lower body strength training✅ Really excited to be back into a consistent running routine and feeling super excited to work to become a stronger runner this summer and fall. And how about the women’s soccer team?!🇺🇸 Wow!! So motivating & hardworking. They embody passion and dedication, and it was so fun to see them win!
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