Hi friends! I'm (hopefully) back to regular blogging with my weekly recaps! If you've been away for awhile, much has happened. I ran the Boston Marathon in April, took a little break from blogging, went through the devastating loss of my mom, and then announced our upcoming move London (in 3 weeks!) Now that we know exactly when we are moving to London, we decided to register for a Continue Reading
An announcement…
This blog is quite dramatic these days, isn't it? First, there was my blow-up at the Boston marathon, then my mom's passing, and now this one... Today's post is kind of a BIG one…But this one is positive! It's been in the works for several months, but I didn't want to share anything until it was absolutely certain. We are moving to London! Dustin was offered a really great Continue Reading
Running Through Grief.
It's been awhile since I published a post here. After the Boston marathon, I took a little break from blogging and social media. I was still running (of course) and strength training as usual, but found some freedom (and a bit of extra time and headspace) by not documenting it all for awhile. But I missed this community; I also missed the Strava community and the Instagram community. I Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The 126th Boston Marathon
On Monday, April 18, I completed my 39th marathon, the 126th Boston Marathon. I qualified to get there with my time at the Indianapolis Marathon. This was my second time running Boston; I first ran it in 2017. Read that recap HERE. I finished the marathon; I took the famous right on Hereford, left on Boylston. But it was my worst time since.....the Marathon-to-Marathon in Iowa in 2012. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: The Week of the Boston Marathon
Race week is here. Marathon #39, here I come! Here's how training went the week of the Boston Marathon: Monday: Easy solo miles before work, 7.2 miles, 9:40 min/mile average. 10 min core after. Tuesday: 3 miles easy, 3x1 mile at marathon effort with 2 min jog in between, 1 mile cool-down, 7.8 miles, 9:10 min/mile average. Someone had left lit candles all the way around Lake of the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon
The taper is underway! This was a real cutback week, after many months of 60+ mile weeks. It's also been quite a full year of marathoning; this is marathon #5 in just 10 months: Idaho (3:52), Fargo (3:42), Tulsa (4:04), and Baton Rouge (3:45). Here's how things went this week in training for the Boston marathon! Monday: I was working from home this day, so I ran 4 miles with Ruth over Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon
Three weeks until my 39th marathon, the 2022 Boston Marathon! Can't wait. Okay-technically 15 days until the race! This is my recap of the previous week of training. Here's how things went as I entered into the taper! Monday: 6 solo early morning miles (I went into the office Mon-Wed this week; we are supposed to be in a "majority" of the time, and I like to get my in-office days out of the Continue Reading