Last Tuesday night, I attended a "Tuesday Talk- The Psychology of Racing" at the Mill City Running store. Have you been to Mill City Running? What a cute "boutique" running store! If you haven't been, definitely check it out. They host "Flapjack Friday" runs every week at 6:30 am. I went to one a few weeks ago and it was a blast! Back to the Tuesday Talk: This was a free seminar last Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Cutback Week & Arms/Abs!
Twelve weeks until the Richmond Marathon! There are also only SIX weeks until the Twin Cities Marathon, which I know a lot of you will be running. How is YOUR training going? Are you excited? Please let me know if you are running TCM in the comments so I know to look for you! Here's how my training is going...at least how it went last week! Monday: No running, Arms & Abs class at Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Hot August Running
Can you believe we are already in the middle of August? My goodness, summer flies by, especially when the days are filled with miles and miles of training for the Richmond Marathon! Here's how this past week worked out for training: Monday: We were still up at the cabin on our long weekend with Dustin's family. My workout was 1 mile warm-up, then 2 sets of 3 miles at tempo pace (5 minute break Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Crying at the Marathon
This November I will (hopefully) arrive at the starting line of my 20th marathon. Since my first attempt at the marathon ended in a DNF (did not finish), this will actually be my 21st time arriving at that starting line. Each marathon for me is an emotional experience; you'd think I'd be over it by now right? But I train for 3-4 months for each one and I put a lot of time, effort, and sweat Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 17 Weeks Until The Richmond Marathon
Another week has passed. This summer is just flying by, isn't it? Another week means it's time for another weekly recap of my training for the Richmond Marathon! Here's how it went down this week: Monday: I met a few friends before work to beat the heat. I had the following workout: 6x1200m at a 7:40 pace with 1 minute rest in between. 1 mile warm-up, 1 mile cool-down, 7 miles total. This Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: T-18 Weeks Until My Next Marathon!
Hi all! Hope your weekend is going well. I stopped by yesterday with 10 Signs You're on a Hot Run in case you missed it :) I'm here today with a weekly recap of training for the Anthem Richmond Marathon in Richmond, Virginia! Yep, if you missed it, I have registered for my 20th marathon. It will be on November 14th. The Anthem Richmond Marathon is flat and fast and ideally, it will be my Continue Reading
What I Did Differently in Training for Grandma’s Marathon 2015
Hey, did I mention I got a PR at Grandma's Marathon? Yes? I already mentioned it a hundred times? Well, sorry, here's a whole other post about it and my reflections on what I did differently this time that got me there. If you're new here, here's a recap of all my previous marathons and finish times (you can also check out the 50 States/ 50 Marathons tab) 2004: DNF (Did Not finish, ended up Continue Reading