At the end of every year, I usually recap the year in running on the blog. Usually those recaps include multiple marathons. For example, in 2016, I ran FIVE full marathons in one year. But this year? Zero marathons. Running in 2018 was defined by one thing- a broken leg*. *And a cancelled trip to Antarctica. I'll go ahead and recap each month... January 2018: I was excitedly Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Well, I made it through the peak week of training for the Houston Marathon. The race is now 3 weeks away. I had my highest mileage week this past week, and am hopefully ready for my 30th marathon! Here's how training went: Monday: 6 treadmill miles before work, a solidcore class at noon (only had to work a half day!) and then 4 more outdoor miles with my sister Cresta, who came over for Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 4 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Happy Holidays! I hope you had an awesome week. I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon, which is 4 weeks away! This was a big week in training, though I did take an unplanned (though much needed) rest day. Here's how things went this week: Monday: I ran to meet my friend Christie for a morning run; we did 5 together and I did 4 alone to get to 9 miles at a 9:20 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Five weeks until my 30th full marathon! I'm really starting to get excited to take on 26.2 miles again...I just love marathons and have missed them in 2018. Darn broken leg. 2019 is going to be a much better year! This week was a bit of a cutback week in training for Houston and I'm excited that I was able to fit in more non-running activities! Here's how things went: Monday: 9 easy miles on Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 6 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
6 weeks to go! This week was definitely a 'peak' week in mileage. Next week will be a cutback before two more hard weeks, then the taper. Then on to my 30th full marathon and first one back since breaking my leg- woo-hoo! Here's how this past week went. Monday: Run commute; this was my only opportunity to run commute this week since Dustin was traveling the rest of the week for work. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello, hello! I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon, which is 7 weeks away! These next few weeks will be 'peak' training time for the race. It's getting a bit intense! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 9 miles at a 9:08 min/mile, run commute to work. The trails were clear, though it was quite chilly (in the teens.) I was able to fit in a vinyasa Continue Reading
Thanksgiving and a Cutback Week
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope those of you that celebrate the holiday had a wonderful long weekend. (If you only check in here for the weekly recap, be sure to check out the final recap post of our recent trip to Norway: "Fits on the Road in Flåm and Oslo!") My holiday weekend coincided with a cutback week in mileage for training for the Houston Marathon (my 30th full at the end of January!) It Continue Reading