Hello, hello! I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon, which is 7 weeks away! These next few weeks will be 'peak' training time for the race. It's getting a bit intense! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 9 miles at a 9:08 min/mile, run commute to work. The trails were clear, though it was quite chilly (in the teens.) I was able to fit in a vinyasa Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 10 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Another week, another weekly recap of training for the Houston Marathon! Time is flying by and there are just 10 short weeks until I run my 30th marathon at the end of January. *Quick note- if you only check in here for my weekly recaps, be sure to check out this post, the 3rd post about our trip to Norway- this time recapping our time in Bergen! Winter arrived in full force this week in Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 19 Weeks Post Broken Leg
Welcome to July! I can't believe it's here already. First, a quick housekeeping note: I'm hosting a link-up all summer for runners to share their all time favorite apparel/gear. I'd really love some of you fellow bloggers to link-up and share yours. Just add it to the link-up on here whenever you write one! By the end of the summer, we'll have a fantastic list of crowd-sourced favorites! On Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Running Through 2017
Throughout the year, I consistently shared my weekly recaps of training. But it's also fun at the end of a year to reflect on the year as a 'whole.' So much more happened than I realized: four full marathons, many shorter races from 1 mile and up, lots of travel and adventure; quite a year! So I figured I would share a YEAR recap; I hope you enjoy this long (and a bit self-indulgent) post, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 10 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Happy New Year everyone! Big plans tonight? We are going out to dinner with Dustin's family, but I have a feeling we will be home and in bed before midnight. Just the way this old lady likes it! :) Tilda wanted me to share a photo of her new cozy cove bed she received from Santa (see above photo). She loves it! Vizslas love to be under a blanket; in fact, she sleeps in our bed, but curls up Continue Reading
Holiday Celebrations & 1 Week Until the 3 Bridges Marathon
Hello there! How are things? I'd say that things are a bit busy over here, and I've been slacking a bit on my blogging. But I'm happy to have these weekly recap posts to keep me accountable! I'm still settling in at my new job and the holidays are always busy. I'm sure things will slow down and I'll be writing more here again soon. Until then, I'll still be linking up with Jess from Jess Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until The New York City Marathon!
Happy Twin Cities Marathon day! If you ran, how did it go? I was out there cheering and it seemed like a great day for a marathon! Speaking of marathons, here's how my training for the New York City Marathon went this past week! (Also- I'm linking up with Jess as normal, details at the end of this post, as well as HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them Continue Reading