Hello! I'm checking today with my weekly recap, which includes a lot less running than in the past...which is a bummer! But I'm working through Achilles tendinitis. It's getting better, but lower mileage and slower paces for now. Here's how this past week went: Monday: No running, as I ran four days in a row before this; have to be careful with this Achilles injury! I did do a virtual Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Working through an Injury
Another week, another weekly recap! I'm still working through my Achilles tendonitis. Here's how this past week worked out! Monday: Labor Day holiday; I ran 5 miles with Ruth, 9:30 min/mile Tuesday: Solo 5 miles, 9:45 min/mile Wednesday: My first shockwave treatment on my Achilles at 7 am! You're not supposed to run for 24-48 hours afterwards, so no running today. I did do a virtual 1:1 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap + An Injury
An injury has emerged! It was bound to happen, right? My theory as to why I got this injury is not from running too much, but honestly from running and then NOT walking or even moving around enough. It started bugging me shortly after we started working from home, which was when I stopped walking from meeting to meeting, from the bus or parking lot, to and from lunch...I was running but then Continue Reading
Our Trip to the Boundary Waters: August 2020
Instead of my normal weekly recap of training, I'm sharing a recap of our trip this past week to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA.) Thanks to Covid-19, we had two big international trips cancelled this year: Bhutan in May and Patagonia in September. The silver lining of the pandemic? We found time to make a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) a priority! There's a great Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: More August Running
Hello! Can you believe it's already August 16th? This month is flying by...here's how this past week went in fitness/training: Monday: We had some horrible storms Sunday night (not as bad as Iowa- eeks!) so I had trouble getting up early after a terrible night of little sleep. I only had time for a quick 4 miler with Ruth, 8:40 min/mile pace. After work, I did a virtual 1:1 session with Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Running into August
With no marathons on the horizon and my 300+ mile month behind me, I took a little bit of a step back this week, but still got in some good runs and strength training. The weather started off almost fall-like, but then crept back up to regular August heat/humidity in time for the weekend! With Fargo's cancellation, I'm still keeping my eyes out for a small marathon somewhere drivable this year Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A 300+ mile month!
July was a BIG month of mileage. And it sort of made sense, since I was theoretically training for the Fargo Marathon. But... Another one bites the dust! The Fargo Marathon is officially cancelled. Fargo was a backup plan; my original plans for 2020 looked like this: Atlanta Marathon March 2020 (this will be my only marathon this year!)Bhutan Marathon May 2020Patagonia Marathon Continue Reading