Like many of you, I have fitness/running goals that I am focused on and driven to achieve. I put a lot of time and effort into my training, and I hate to be set back by injury or illness; it can be very frustrating. So a few months ago, when Ted at Sound Probiotics reached out asking me to try their product, I was willing to give it a shot. And now, nearly 5 months later, I can't say enough good Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: 33 Things.
It's time for a light and random post! I recently read Erin’s list of 101 things. She is such an inspiring athlete and I enjoyed learning more about her in that fun little post. I thought I’d put together my own list. I couldn’t come up with 101 things, so I went with 33 things since this is my 33rd year of life. Feel free to link up with a list of your own- perhaps with as many things as you Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: Things That Will Happen If You Decide to Run Through the Winter
You will experience frozen eyelashes. You will spend a lot of money on really warm running clothes (May I suggest Craft gear- expensive but worth it!) You will wear more layers than you thought possible. You will experience "frosty thong." This is when your butt is sweaty on a cold winter run, so the sweaty areas freeze, resulting in what my friends have come to know as the Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Best (or Worst) of My Racing History Link Up!
Guess what? It's my first link-up. I hope you participate! So, on the "50 States, 50 Marathons" tab, you can see a map of the marathons I have completed. As I approach my 17th marathon, I have been reflecting on my previous races and I thought it might be fun to put together 16 questions based on my 16 marathons. I'm hoping you will link up and share your own "Best (or Worst) of My Racing Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: How People Know That You Just Ran The Twin Cities Marathon
Many of you just finished a marathon this weekend. If so, CONGRATULATIONS! You should be very proud. Even if you don't mention it, I bet people know that you just ran a marathon...they know. How, you ask? Let me give you a few sure signs that you ran the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend, or any other marathon for that matter! (On a serious note, you should really be very proud. Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Mental Toughness for the Marathon Seminar at TC Running Company
Last Thursday night, I attended a seminar at TC Running Company about “Mental Toughness for Marathons.” It was presented by Kelsey Timm, who is a mental training consultant with the Center for Sport & Performance Psychology in Mankato, MN I’ll do my best to quickly summarize what we talked about but I think you could benefit the most from attending yourself the next time Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: You Know You’re About to Run The Twin Cities Marathon If…
12. Your chafing has healed since your last big long run. 11. Your want to eat ALL the things. 10. You are relentlessly watching the10-day forecast (and therefore recognize all of Sven Sungaard's cardigans) picture from Kare 11 9. You're practicing your safety pin skills. It's important to get that bib on just right! 8. You don't know what to do with yourself with all Continue Reading