Another week of trying to figure out when the heck to fit all of the miles we are supposed to be running into our schedules!

Kelly is already in planning mode for marathon weekend, and has started making dining reservations so that the DNS runners can be sure to get a full meal in pre-race, instead of resorting to a “girl dinner” in the hotel room.

Katie shares a race recap from the NYRR pride run – how early do you think she got there?

We all made it to the track this week for some speedwork, and Kelly and Mike took on some Yasso 800s in hopes of figuring out where to put their time goals for this marathon.

We chat about our fueling strategies for long runs and where we could improve, and the new fuels we are experimenting with as the long runs get longer. Mike had some luck and won a contest from salt sticks, and talks about the fuel he will be trying out.

As always, we have managed to acquire new running gear this week (what online shopping problem) – so Kelly shares about the Brooks gear she ordered, Mike tells us about his new self-torture device, and Katie talks about her new hats!

As always, you can find us on instagram under the handles:

@theDNSrunners

@gokellyeli

@katie_bell31

@mike_pappas_fritas