We runners face a multitude of challenges along each of our running journeys- some nutritional, some physical, some mental. Each challenge can be incredibly frustrating- I know. My running club friend Betsy considers herself to be “injury-prone” and has had her own set of challenges, but she recently set a HUGE PR at the Twin Cities Marathon in 2015. She graciously offered to share her running Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Anthem Richmond Marathon 2015
Marathon #20: complete! 15 states down, 35 to go (wow, that's a lot more to go- it's going to take a lifetime!) The Richmond Marathon was really great. I think it might be in my top 5 favorite marathons...which would be Tokyo, Twin Cities, St. George Utah, Big Sur, and...Richmond! Actually, it's probably tied with Steamtown in Scranton, PA, but it was definitely a good one. The Richmond Continue Reading
The Day Before the Richmond Marathon!
Tomorrow is the Richmond Marathon, marathon #20 for me! You can check out the full map and list of marathons I have done HERE. Richmond will be my 15th state...Many more marathons to go on my way to 50 states! We arrived in Richmond last night around 10:30 pm EST. We were supposed to arrive much earlier, but our (direct) flight from Minneapolis kept getting delayed for mechanical reasons. This Continue Reading
One Week Until the Richmond Marathon & I Met Wilson Kipsang
Eighteen weeks ago, I told you that I had registered for my 20th marathon, the Anthem Richmond Marathon. That marathon is now less than a week away! I'm excited to toe that starting line again and get a 26.2 mile tour of Richmond, Virginia! Here is how the past week of tapering went: Monday: 8x1000m repeats at a "cruise" pace of 7:40. 2 miles to warm-up with my friend Christie and about 3 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Birthday, Running Camp, & 76 Miles.
I'm behind on my "training for the Richmond Marathon" recaps, so I'm going to share last week really quickly and then move on to this week- my BIG push week! Week of October 5-11: This was a bit of an easier week. I had a global directors' conference at work, all day every day. My coach switched things around a bit, knowing that I wouldn't have as much time for higher mileage with lots of work Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Little Hiccup in my Training…
Last week, I was on a runner's high. It was the peak of my training for Grandma's Marathon. I had run nearly 76 miles (holy smokes!) and was feeling great! Maybe I was temping fate. Maybe you were thinking, "that girl is going to get injured." Well, you were right. Sort of. The week started off good...Let me recap it for you. Monday: 7 miles with my friend Kelly at a decent Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: The Magical Taper.
Here I am in the midst of taper madness for the Outer Banks Marathon. The taper: you know, 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... Wait, what? It doesn't feel magical to me! In fact, I'd say the taper kind of sucks. Why does the taper suck? You start second guessing all of your Continue Reading