Hello, hello! I'm back with my weekly recap of recovery from my broken tibia/fibula and the build back to marathon shape, hopefully in time for what will be my 30th marathon, the Chevron Houston Marathon next January! Here's how this week panned out! Monday: Physical therapy at Mayo Sports Clinic- I had a 6:30 am appointment (LOVE the early appointment options; I don't have to miss any Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 1 Week Until Grandma’s Marathon
This post should really be named "how to deal with IT band syndrome," as I feel like that was the focus of my week! (Actually, that's not a bad idea for a post...stay tuned!) Monday: Rest from running. Barre class after work at Pure Barre. I usually don't go to Pure Barre; it's not that I don't like it, but the Barre Edina is more convenient and I like their classes just a little bit more (they Continue Reading
Right Fits Interview with My Sister Erin!
I mentioned in this post that after Boston, my next running adventure will be pacing my sister Erin again. If you've been reading for awhile, you'll remember when I ran Twin Cities Marathon with her. It was so much fun for both of us, so when she told me she wanted to run Grandma's this year I was all on-board to run with her again! With that said, I thought it would be fun for you guys to get Continue Reading
18 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon 2017!
A lot of marathon training programs are 18 weeks long, so I figured now is the time to start my training and countdown to Boston! I'm back to working with my coach Antonio and I'm finally over that horrible virus of the past two weeks. Now it's time to work! I'm still hosting my weekly link-up with Jess at Jess Runs ATL. Be sure to join us to share your weekly recap! Details at the bottom of Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Recovering From Big Cottonwood
It's been a week since the Big Cottonwood Marathon. If you missed my recap, you can catch up here! It was a tough marathon, but fortunately I qualified for Boston! I'll register tomorrow (9/19) and will hopefully receive confirmation that I'm in sometime later this week Fingers crossed that 4 minutes and 27 seconds is enough. I always take a full week off of running and this marathon was no Continue Reading
Fitting Debate: Pokemon GO: Failed Fit or the Right Fit?
If you haven’t heard anything about Pokemon GO, you might potentially be living under a rock. I would look into that. Most likely, you have either heard of it, started playing it, been annoyed by discussions about it on social media, or bumped into someone on their phone who then yelled something about a CHARMANDER and then scuttled away... It’s true that there has been a lot of negative press Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Happy Fourth of July!
I hope you are enjoying a long holiday weekend. Did you run a 4th of July race? Please share! I ran a 5k on Saturday, but no race today (the actual 4th.) I did attempt my first hard workout today since Grandma's on the hills of the cabin roads. Killer. So, I'm here with my regular weekly recap of training for....not sure yet! I am leaning towards Big Cottonwood in Utah. I have thought about Continue Reading