Hello and happy holidays! I'm excited for a low-key Christmas in London, just Dustin, me, and the pups...But we're not there yet! Let me first recap this past week of training for the Barcelona marathon (and life in London as an American transplant!) Here's how this past week went; it was a fun one!Monday: Total rest (other than dog walks and commuting.) I had run my long run the day before Continue Reading

I'm back! I'm here recapping the past two weeks of training for the Barcelona marathon (which will be next March), as well as life in London- at the most festive time of year! I'm definitely going to try to post every week going forward, I hate missing a week...and then these posts are way too long, haha! My last post was primarily about our senior vizsla Matilda and her health scare; the Continue Reading

In last week's post, I shared that Dustin and I were meant to run the San Sebastian marathon (Spain) with some friends this weekend. It would have been close to Dublin (4 weeks apart) but I was still really excited for the trip and the race. However, by Wednesday this week, we cancelled that trip due to some health issues with our senior vizsla, Matilda. On Monday night (or Tuesday morning Continue Reading

Well, I took a little bit of time off of blogging/journaling, so here's a 3 week recap of what's been going on since the Dublin marathon. Buckle up, this is a long one!Week of Oct 30-Nov 5Monday: train to Galway, explore Galway city center (read more about our visit to Ireland in THIS POST.)Tuesday: Cliffs of MoherWednesday: train back to DublinThursday: Wild swimming at the Forty Foot outside Continue Reading

Planning a trip to Ireland? Maybe planning to run the Dublin marathon? This post is for you! As detailed in this post, I was recently in Ireland to run the Dublin marathon. I loved the marathon and highly recommend it! It was a really fun one (and I've run quite a few of them so I have some experience!) I thought it would be helpful to share a summary of the rest of our visit to Ireland, in Continue Reading

On Sunday, October 29, I ran my 43rd marathon, the Irish Life Dublin Marathon. It was a really fun one! All the marathons I have run have a 'story' and have their highs/lows. They are all special in their own way, but this particular marathon was probably in my top 10 of favorites. (Catch up on the full list of marathons I have completed HERE!) This post is my recap of my personal experience at Continue Reading

Here we are, race week! I'm excited to be writing this from Dublin, Ireland, ready to tackle 26.2 miles/42km tomorrow morning! Here's a recap of my week leading up to the race. Monday: Rest from running, a beginner's Pilates reformer class after work. I would really like to get back into Pilates on the reformer; there is a small studio right at the end of the road by our place, so I bought an Continue Reading