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Meggan Franks (MegganFranks)

http://www.mfranks.blogspot.com

@MegganFranks

Starkville, MS, but I'm Canadian! Just call me Can-American :)

About MegganFranks:

Since college, I have continued running, I'm a Mom, I work full-time, I coach part-time (USATF level 1 certified), and I race on occasion. I blog about my training, racing, my child, and balancing family, work and training for a 2:45 marathon. Wish me luck!

MegganFranks's Favorite Sports:

Road Cycling, Triathlon, Rugby, Running, Cross Country, Marathon, Race Report, Ultra Marathon, Track & Field, Yoga

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Meggan's Running Blog

I'm a new Mom, I work full-time, and I am an avid runner/racer. I blog about my training, racing, my child (born 10/15/10), and dealing with all the changes/challenges that come in life post-pregnancy.

Ottawa Marathon: Change of Plans
After battling sacroiliac joint issues all spring, along with insomnia/sleeplessness for the past few weeks, I have decided (after many conversations with Houston) not to run the Ottawa marathon. This spring I have gotten really strong, but I have yet to...[Read on]
Praying to the Turnover Gods
I've had two S.I. episodes this week, but the last one was not near as bad as the first so I feel like I'm headlong back in the right direction. I saw Jack Weimer for an hour, I did strength everyday. I'm running a large amount of miles, and with the exce...[Read on]
Race Preview: Historic Starkvegas 5k/10k
Last year I ran the Historic Starkvegas 10k as a tempo run to prepare for the Montreal Half-Marathon. This year I plan to do the same, and for anyone in Mississippi that reads this blog, I want to encourage you to come to this race.The route takes you thr...[Read on]
Bump in the road.
I would love to blog about my awesome race last weekend in B'ham and how I finally got down under 1:19 in the half, but unfortunately then I would be lying.With the exception of 13.1 miles I ran on Sunday morning, the weekend was a nice get away. I got a ...[Read on]
Change.
This week my running took a turn for the better. I'm finally starting to feel fresh and I had one of the best 4x2 mile session I've ever had. My mileage peaked back up to 85, and I got the sleep I needed and the nutrition. I'm finally starting to feel fre...[Read on]
Canadian Christmas Vacation
Photo taken by Roland Roesler near Athabasca, Alberta. View original hereEvery clock in my mother's house is wrong. Some are off by an hour, others by an odd amount, like the one in the kitchen is off by 1hr, 19 minutes.I chuckle at this because I compl...[Read on]
Rocket City Marathon Race Recap
Before I write about Huntsville... I apologize that I still haven't blogged about Vancouver yet. For those of you that don't know, I was 21st there (Vancouver) in 25:02 (7K through the mud). I was happy with the race, so happy, that I got up the next morn...[Read on]
Funny Marathon Signs
Still haven't blogged on my last race. It's funny that when it goes well, we take forever to write a recap.Because I have really no idea what to expect from my body next Saturday, I thought I would share a couple of marathon sign funnies. Most of you have...[Read on]
Canadian National Cross (Pre-Race)
I "raced" in spikes for the first time since college this past Saturday at a small cross-country race in Clinton, MS. With National Cross one week away, I ran the race as a tempo. Still, I wasn't confident in my ability to hammer out 7k on a muddy XC cour...[Read on]
Spiked up on the XC Course
AM: 20 momPM:20 min w/u, 2x400m @ 77, 84 (oops) 200m jog 1x1000m @ 3:192x400m @ 78, 77 w/ 200m jog1x1000m @ 3:152x400m @ 77, 77 w/ 200 jog1x1000m @ 3:151x400m @ 7610 min c/d I felt like this workout went on for ever, probably because there were so many q...[Read on]