Taper time! This week was a noticeable cutback in mileage and intensity. Time to let my legs rebuild and recover in time for Grandma's Marathon 2016. (For tips on the taper, check out this post.) *Also...look at that terrible form above. That picture is from the Lebanon 10k. When I start to work hard, my arms cross all over my body! Monday: The Brian Kraft 5k! With 2 miles to warm-up, 3.1 of Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Three Weeks Until Grandma’s Marathon 2016
Grandma's Marathon 2016 is 3 weeks away. Can you believe that June 18th is creeping up on us so quickly? Can't wait! Here's how my training went last week: Monday: 7 easy morning miles with two friends. 1 hour barre class at The Barre in the evening. Tuesday: 2 mile warm up, 5 x 1k repeats with 2 minute recovery, 2 mile cool down. My goal pace for the 1k repeats was 5k race pace, or Continue Reading
Weekly Recap and Lots of Vizsla Pictures!
Last week was a big week of training for Grandma's Marathon 2016! Here's how it went: Monday: Morning run: 2 mile warm-up, 8x300m sprints with 90 second recovery, 2 mile cool down. I was supposed to do the 300m sprints at a 6:55 pace. Considering my goal for the TC 1 Mile was a 6:30 min/mile and 300m is much shorter than a mile, this seemed doable, but at 6 am, it felt pretty hard and I often Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: 10 Things You Can Expect to See at an International Marathon
The Virgin Money London Marathon was my third international marathon. (Catch up on the race recap here!) I have now run Berlin, Tokyo, and London and while running three international marathons definitely does not make me an expert, it's still a bit of experience. Based on that bit of experience, I have come up with a list of things you can expect to see at an international marathon. Now, to Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Virgin Money London Marathon 2016
Marathon #22 complete, the Virgin Money London Marathon 2016! On Sunday, April 24, I ran the London Marathon. It was brilliant. Smashing. Grand. Loads of fun! If you missed it, I shared some pictures and data from the expo in this post. Today, I'll recap the actual race. Marathon Fueling: Our hotel provided breakfast for all the runners starting at 5:30 am. Since we didn't need to leave for the Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: What it Means to Run Boston.
This Monday marks the 120th running of the Boston Marathon. 120th! This marathon has been around since 1897. Amazing. It's always held on Patriots’ Day, the third Monday of April. It's a unique race because it's on a Monday, but it's a special race for SO many reasons. What makes it so special? Well, part of the allure of the Boston Marathon is that it's so hard to qualify for the Boston Continue Reading