What a week! Not just with regards to training for my next marathon, (Oklahoma in 5 weeks), but also in non-running events. Let me dive right into my recap! Monday: Marathon Monday in Boston! I was there to cheer for Dustin; I walked with him from our hotel to the shuttle buses, and then headed out for my own run, which ended up being 8.5 miles. I watched the marathon from my hotel room on Continue Reading

Hello from Boston! I'm here to cheer for Dustin tomorrow, who's running his third Boston Marathon. Personally, I'm easing back into training for the Oklahoma marathon in 6 weeks! Here's how my week went in fitness: Monday: Lunch run with Ruth, 8:40 min/mile average, 4 miles. 20 minute strength for runners plus 10 minute core on the Peloton app. Tuesday: 7 solo miles, nice and easy, Continue Reading

Hello everyone! I'm here with my weekly recap of fitness & fitness fashion! There wasn't a ton of fitness this week, as it was a recovery week after the Fargo marathon last weekend. If you missed my race recap, be sure to read it HERE. It was a great marathon! Now, it's on to training for the next state! I'm running the Route 66 marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 21st, just 7 weeks Continue Reading

Last Saturday, I ran my 36th full marathon, and checked off North Dakota as my 25th state in my quest to run a marathon in all 50 states. (See the list of marathons I've run HERE.) Dustin and I drove up to Fargo from Minneapolis on Friday, which is about a 3.5 hour drive. We arrived around 1 pm, had a quick sandwich at a Potbelly's chain, then went to the expo at the Fargodome. (The Fargodome Continue Reading

Well, I did it. I ran my 36th marathon and 25th state (officially halfway done) yesterday. I will share a race recap this week- stop by! But first, I wanted to recap the week of the race, as that's an important one too! Monday: Short little workout- 3 miles easy, 6x 1/2 mile at marathon effort with 1 minute jog in between, 1 mile cool down, 7.75 miles, 9:05 min/mile average. The idea with Continue Reading

As I publish this post, there is less than one 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 is to stay totally in control and feel strong the whole way, which for me I think should hopefully equate to 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