Last Sunday, I completed my 44th marathon, the Zurich Marató Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. A full list of the marathons I have completed is HERE. This was my 5th marathon since moving to London in July 2022; since then, I have run Porto, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux, France, and the Dublin Marathon in Ireland. It was my 9th non-US Continue Reading
The Week of the Barcelona Marathon
It's marathon week! By the time most of you are reading this (most of my readers are in the U.S.) I will hopefully be done running my 44th marathon. (A full list of the marathons I have completed is HERE.) This will be my 5th marathon since moving to London in July 2022; I ran Porto, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux, France, and the Dublin Marathon in Ireland. Here's Continue Reading
Two Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Well, this week was full-on taper mode for the Barcelona marathon on March 10th! Technically I'm one week away from the race today (Sunday March 3), but this is a recap of two weeks out. I cut way back on pilates/strength and mileage. Here's how it all went! Monday: Rest from running, pilates at the studio by work, easier class- lots of stretching and core. Tuesday: 7 mile run before Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Hello! Welcome to my personal blog about running, mostly marathons, and life in London as an American. I've been living here since July 2022; I was previously pursuing the 50 states marathon goal (a marathon in every state), but since moving to London, I have switched my focus to seeing as much as I can through marathoning through Europe. Next up is the Barcelona marathon on March 10th, which Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 4 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Whew, what a week! This was peak week of training for the Barcelona marathon on March 10th. I will start a 2-3 week taper now, with 15-ish next weekend for the long run, then 10, then the race. Excited for marathon #44! Here's how this week went in training (and in life in London!) Monday: Rest from running. I know some say you can never miss a Monday, but for me, I usually have a long Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
I hope you are all having a fab February so far! Just 5 weeks until my next marathon, the Barcelona Marathon on March 10th! I'm excited to go to Barcelona for many reasons, one of which is that my niece is studying abroad there, so I'll be seeing her, which is grand. Dustin is not racing Barcelona. Instead he is running the London marathon in April (he has a good-for-age time as a resident,) Continue Reading
6 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Yay, January is finally over! We are in the great, short (though a day longer than normal) month of February. Spring is on its way! Here's how training went for the Barcelona marathon, which is in 6 weeks. (But first, I did post a recap of our trip to Zermatt if you're interested. Read it HERE.) Monday: 7 miles before work, easy recovery run. Tuesday: Run commute with Tina, 4.5 miles, Continue Reading