Last Saturday, I ran my 27th marathon, the 41st running of Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. This was my 3rd time running Grandma’s. I ran it in 2015. It was a downpour that year, but the rain kept us cool. I set a 13 minute PR! In 2016, I ran it again and it was a bust- red flag situation, super hot, not great. I ran a 3:49- a painful 3:49. Why did I run it again? Well, it's still a great Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Grandma’s Race Week!
Hi all! I'm here as usual with my weekly recap. This week? Race week! I’ll be honest, I was forecast stalking all week. I have three different weather apps on my phone: Dark Sky, Weather Channel, and AccuWeather. I knew it was going to be a warm day, but I was hoping that it might rain on us to keep us cool...Spoiler alert: it was a hot and humid one in Duluth! Since I wasn’t racing the 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
Weekly Recap: Easing Back into Running…
After last week's little health scare (if you missed it, I fainted in the shower and took quite a fall), I had to take it easy for a few days- doctor's orders. I'm also dealing with some new (unrelated to the fall) aches and pains in my left leg; I'll definitely be going to Orthology this week for some soft tissue work. With that said, I still was able to run & workout a bit this week, but Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: Grandma’s Marathon 2016
Marathon #23, complete. On Saturday, June 18, 2016, I ran Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN. This was my second Grandma's Marathon. Other than Twin Cities, this is the only marathon I have done more than once. I'm going to start with the bad news...I did not achieve my goal at this race; I had hoped to go under 3:40 by enough to be able to register for Boston 2017 with Dustin. But Mother Nature Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: One Week Until Grandma’s Marathon & Running in NYC!
Happy Sunday! Another week, another weekly recap. Grandma's Marathon is just one week away! This week was full-on tapering, but I still had some memorable runs. Monday: Short tempo run: 2 mile warm-up, 3 miles at a 7:30 pace, 2 mile cool-down. Due to the particular route, I ended up with 7.5 miles total. Tuesday: Easy 6.5 miles in the morning. Pure Barre class after work. Wednesday: 6 Continue Reading
Friday Five: Five Reasons to Love Grandma’s Marathon
I ran 18 marathons before I finally gave Grandma's Marathon a shot. Dustin had run it twice, once before I knew him, and once when we were dating, but both times it was very hot and sunny. His experiences weren't great, so I was never tempted to run it. But then my running club friends would run it each year, and they would have awesome races there. They would tell me what a fun weekend it is in Continue Reading