Marathon #21 complete! State #16 checked off the list. On Saturday, February 27, I completed my 21st marathon, the BMO Harris Phoenix Marathon (i.e. often referred to as the "Mesa Marathon," and not to be confused with the Rock n Roll Phoenix Marathon) We flew into Phoenix Friday morning, arriving around noon. We headed straight to the expo. Expo: The marathon expo was held on Friday, February Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: The Things You Can’t Control.
Here I am, one week out for the Phoenix Marathon. My goal race. So, one week before the marathon, you're supposed to relax, enjoy the taper, try not to stress, stick to your normal routine... This week was basically the opposite of that. No routine. Lots of stress. Not a lot of relaxing. We had to be out of our house to have our floors refinished. (They look fantastic, btw!). We spent Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Runner vs. Jogger
The other day, a coworker of mine asked me how my jogging was going. Though I'm sure he meant well, I was a bit surprised by the word "jog." https://youtu.be/B6nFhcI4tgI Jog? I'm a runner! Though I am never against any exercise in any form- running, jogging, walking, run-walking, crawling- whatever!- I personally still take a bit of pride in my running, and for whatever reason the word Continue Reading
Guest Post: An Injury-Prone Runner’s Path to a Strong Marathon
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
Weekly Recap is BACK!
Weekly training recaps are BACK...why? Because I registered for the Phoenix Marathon! Not to be confused with the Rock n Roll marathon that is also in Phoenix, the Phoenix Marathon is a small marathon on Saturday, February 27th. Yay for Saturday marathons! It's also a (mostly) downhill course and hopefully will be my Boston Qualifier opportunity. I have a few running friends who ran it in Continue Reading
Guest Post: Laura on Marathons and Time Management
"I'm so busy." We all say it. When someone asks how you're doing, answering "I'm so busy" is the new "I'm doing well." We're all busy. However, sometimes you talk to someone and you realize they are actually really busy and then you wonder how they get it all done. I'm talking about the kind of person who is able to successfully train for a marathon while working night shifts and super 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