Hi there! I'm here to share the details of a recent trip Dustin and I took to Scandinavia. We'll call this Part 1: Copenhagen and Gothenburg! (<-- pronounced by locals as "yö-te-boh-ry!" Not what you'd expect!) Friday, October 12: We flew from Minneapolis to Chicago to Copenhagen. I'm sorry, but O'Hare is my least favorite airport for transferring from domestic to international Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 16 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
There are 16 weeks until the Houston Marathon, which will hopefully be my 30th full marathon! Generally most marathon training plans are 16 weeks long, so I guess this is the official kickoff to training. I'm excited and feeling cautiously optimistic. The gorgeous fall running weather this week definitely helped. This is seriously the best time of year to be a runner. I hope this weather Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 19 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello there! I'm a day late with my weekly recap, but that's because I just returned from a long weekend in Georgia. We were in Jekyll Island for a wedding Friday/Saturday, and then spent Sunday exploring Savannah. It was a great trip! I will post a "Fits on the Road" post soon sharing our travels! The purpose of this post is to share how my training went this week. If you're new here, I broke Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 22 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello, hello! I'm back with my weekly recap of recovery from my broken tibia/fibula and the build back to marathon shape, hopefully in time for what will be my 30th marathon, the Chevron Houston Marathon next January! Here's how this week panned out! Monday: Physical therapy at Mayo Sports Clinic- I had a 6:30 am appointment (LOVE the early appointment options; I don't have to miss any Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 25 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap of recovery post-broken leg and building back into marathon shape for what will hopefully be my 30th marathon in 25 weeks in Houston, Texas! *Before I dive into the recap, be sure to check out this post in the "My Running Favorites Series!" I'd love to get more volunteers to keep this going all summer. Send me an email at therightfits@gmail.com or link Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 26 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon!
Hello and happy Sunday! I'm here with my standard weekly recap, linking up with HoHo Run and Taking the Long Way Home, details at the end of this post. Join us, it's a great way to connect with other fitness bloggers! If you missed last week's recap, I shared that I registered for my first marathon post-broken leg, the Houston Marathon on January 20! It's 7 months away, but I'll continue to Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 11 Weeks Post-Broken Leg
Hello there and welcome to my blog! If you're new to The Right Fits, let me catch you up on my current situation. This post, this post, and this post are a great place to start. Basically, I was an avid marathoner, running 3-4 marathons a year, and was well into training for the Antarctica Marathon when I broke my tibia and fibula on a wintry Minneapolis run. My trip was cancelled, I had Continue Reading