At the end of every year, I usually recap the year in running on the blog. Usually those recaps include multiple marathons. For example, in 2016, I ran FIVE full marathons in one year. But this year? Zero marathons. Running in 2018 was defined by one thing- a broken leg*. *And a cancelled trip to Antarctica. I'll go ahead and recap each month... January 2018: I was excitedly Continue Reading
The 3 Bridges Marathon in Little Rock, Arkansas
Last Saturday, I ran my 29th marathon, the 3 Bridges Marathon in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was a super tiny marathon (284 finishers) but small isn't a bad thing. It was actually a really lovely marathon! I have to note though that it was interesting to go from the BIGGEST marathon in the world (New York City) to one of the smallest I've ever run! But if you're pursuing the 50 state goal like Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Two Weeks Until the New York City Marathon
Hi all and happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap, linking up with Jess from Jess Runs ATL. Details below if you want to join our link-up :) (I’m also joining HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them out!) There are only TWO weeks-14 days- until I run the New York City Marathon, my 6th World Major; I'm so excited! Here's how training went this past Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Six Weeks Until the New York City Marathon!
Hi all! Can you believe September is coming to an end? Only 6 more weeks until the New York City Marathon! I'm linking up with Jess Runs ATL- details below if you want to join us! I am also linking up with Courtney and HoHo Runs/Mississippi Piddlin, who host similar link-ups. Check them out! Here's how training went last week: Monday: 8 morning miles with some 1k repeats in the Continue Reading
12 Weeks Until the New York City Marathon, Week 3 in India!
So sorry to my link-up friends, as I am behind with my post this week, mostly because I wanted to get this recap of Jaipur up and now Dustin is here in Mumbai, so I just haven't had any downtime to blog. Better late than never! Here is how training for the NYC marathon went this week: Monday: My first run at my new hotel, located in Bandra Kurla. Since I didn't know my surroundings yet, I Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 16 Weeks Until the New York City Marathon!
Happy Sunday everyone! Thanks for stopping by. I'm here today with my weekly recap of training for the New York City Marathon on November 5th. If you're new to this blog, welcome! If you're a fellow blogger, join Jess from Jess Runs ATL and me for our weekly link-up of training recaps, a link-up for us to keep each other motivated! Details at the bottom of this post: Monday: I did my run Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Tips for the Marathon Taper
(With Grandma's Marathon this weekend, I thought it was a good idea to re-visit an older post about the taper!) The taper: that magical place when you sit back and enjoy all this extra free time and relish in all your hard work over the past 18 weeks… You're probably thinking, "Magical? No way. The taper sucks!" Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading