As I publish this post, there is less than week until the Fargo Marathon! It's a Saturday marathon, which I LOVE. The weather is looking a tad bit toasty in Fargo; hopefully that will change in a week. After a disappointing (for me) time at Idaho (3:52), my primary goal for Fargo are to stay totally in control and feel strong the whole way, which for me I think should hopefully equate to about Continue Reading

Two weeks to go! My 36th marathon will be on September 25th. This week still had some longer miles, but the next two weeks will be the 'serious' taper. Even though Fargo is only a 4 hour drive from Minneapolis, I actually have never been. Any readers have any recommendations for post-race celebrations? Let me know! Here's how training went this week as I started the taper: Monday: Labor Continue Reading

Welcome to September! I can't believe how quickly the summer flew by; here we are at Labor Day weekend...And just three weeks out from the Fargo Marathon! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: After traveling to Hood to Coast, I decided it would be best to wait to run with others until I waited a few days and then got a Covid test, so solo runs for most of this week. I slept in Continue Reading

Four weeks until the Fargo Marathon and another unique week of training to recap. I'll just dive right in... Monday: 7.2 miles before work, 9 min/mile average. 5 with friends, 2 with Ruth at the end. A few Peloton strength classes after work (30 minute Strength for Runners with Matt Wilpers and a 10 minute core class) Tuesday: Workout Tuesday in the middle of a TERRIBLE storm. Not my Continue Reading

Another week, another weekly recap of training for the Fargo marathon in 5 weeks! As far as I have heard, the marathon is still on, though I have started to see races get cancelled (Air Force Marathon, New Jersey Marathon.) Dustin is running Boston in October; so far they also haven't mentioned anything about a cancellation. I'll keep training as though it's on for now! (One quick thing- in Continue Reading

In addition to my normal weekly recap of training, I’m sharing a recap of our trip last week to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Backpacking, paddling, and adventure- those are fitness related, right? If you have been reading for a little while, you'll remember that Dustin and I went to the Boundary Waters last August 2020 with our two vizslas (Read about that trip HERE.) This time, Continue Reading

This was an odd week of training- not as much running, but a whole lot of paddling and portaging in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. If you're curious about the BWCA, I hope to write a more detailed post about our adventures, but Dustin and I also went last summer and I wrote about that trip HERE. On to the recap! Monday: 6 miles with Christie, Sarah, and Ruth the vizsla pup! 9 min/mile Continue Reading