For the sake of a "complete" picture of my marathon training, I'm sharing a recap of my training the week of the Indianapolis Marathon. You can read the full recap of that race HERE. Here's how my training went the week of the Indianapolis marathon! Monday: One last moderate workout! 3 mile warm-up, 3x1 mile at goal marathon pace (8:15) with 2 minute recovery, 2 mile cools-down. 9 miles Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The 2019 Monumental Indianapolis Marathon
This past Sunday, I completed my 33rd full marathon, the Monumental Indianapolis Marathon. For a full list of my previous 32 marathons, check out this page. This was my 22nd state in my quest to run a marathon in every state, and my 2nd fastest marathon ever. This post will share details on my personal performance as well as the race in general. If there are any details I missed that you'd Continue Reading
One Week Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
Just one week to go until the Indianapolis Marathon! I've been counting down the weeks to the Indianapolis for quite a while now. Though this will be my fourth marathon of 2019, (Houston, Antarctica, Brookings), it's the first one where I feel like I might be close to where I was pre-broken leg. My goal is to break 3:35, though I think I would be happy with anything in the 3:3X zone. I've put Continue Reading
Two Weeks Until The Indianapolis Marathon
I can't believe we are almost at the end of October, which means we are just two short weeks away from the Indianapolis Marathon! Last week was my peak week, with 70 miles and a 22 mile long run; this was the first week of the taper. I cut back to 56 miles and a lovely rest day! Here are the details of my first week of the taper!Monday: Easy 8 mile run commute, 9:40 min/mile. Continue Reading
Three Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
I made it through the biggest week of marathon training for Indianapolis- woohoo! I'm really excited for marathon 33 (state #23) in three weeks! My coach doesn't have me step back too much yet; I still have an 18 mile long run next weekend. But the overall intensity and mileage are on the decrease over the next three weeks. Taper time! Here's how training went this past week! Monday: 8 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Four Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
The theme of this week was definitely run commuting! Every one of my weekday runs was a run commute. I've mentioned it before, but the only reason it works so well for me is because my husband works in the same building as me in downtown Minneapolis. I am able to stash all my stuff (work clothes, work bag/laptop) in his car the night before. Then I don't have to carry anything while running. I Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
I missed my weekly recap last weekend. I guess that my training recap from 6 weeks until Indianapolis will forever remain a mystery! I don't think I've ever missed a recap before, but I figure it doesn't make sense to squeeze it all into one long recap, so I'm just moving on to this week's recap... But before I dive into my recap, be sure to check out my friend Vicki's guest post about Continue Reading