Can you believe 2023 is coming to an end today? I feel like this year went so quickly. It was our first full year of living in London! I hope to publish a short recap of some of the highlights (and maybe some lowlights) of the year soon. But first, let me dive into my regular weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon in 11 weeks (and life in London!) Monday: Christmas Day! Continue Reading
12 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
I hope everyone is enjoying this festive season; as the Brits say, "Happy Christmas!" (I feel like Americans only say Merry Christmas, so "Happy" Christmas always sounds British!) This is my weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon in 12 weeks and a recap of life as an American living in London: Monday: Track day! I was working from home so I was able to take advantage of the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 13 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
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
Weekly Recap: 14 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
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
Weekly Recap: A Pivot in Plans.
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
Recap: After the Dublin Marathon.
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
Fits on the Road: A Visit to Ireland
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