Marathon #19- complete! I obtained my "Grandma's" experience, an experience that I said every good Minnesota runner needs to have. My Grandma's experience included a torrential downpour, a broken toe, AND a big PR! Let's start at the beginning. We drove up to Duluth on Friday, which is about a 2.5 hour drive from Minneapolis. We stopped along the way in the town of Hinckley, MN for Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: Putting Your Name on Your Race Shirt
Today's installment of Fitness Fashion Friday is a bit of a stretch in terms of fashion...Today's post is all about putting your name on your shirt for races! Actually, as you read on, you might think this is more of a fitting debate...please share your thoughts on the topic! You can see from all of these pictures that I am most definitely a fan of putting my name on my shirt for a 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
Grandma’s Marathon is Almost Here- Time for a Capitol Run!
It's time for my weekly recap! It was a really strong week of running. Read on for lots of pictures and running fun! Monday: The Brian Kraft Memorial 5k! You can read all about it in this post, but it was a good one. I did 1.5 miles to warmup and 3 to cool-down for 7.5 miles total. My coach had me do a second really slow recovery run of 5 miles later this day for 12.5 on the day. Tuesday: The Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A New Mileage PR!
I have a couple race recaps coming your way- the TC 1 mile and the Citytrail Loppet 10 miler. It was a busy week! But I don't want to get behind, so here's my quick weekly recap of training. Only 5 weeks until Grandma's Marathon. I'm getting excited! Monday: My parents were in town for a visit, so I had the day off of work. That didn't stop me from getting up early to get my miles in! 8 miles Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Two Weeks of Grandma’s Marathon Training!
With our trip to Colorado last weekend, I missed my weekly recap on Sunday. Here is a recap of Grandma's Marathon training from the past two weeks...it included quite a bit of running! Week of April 27- May 3 Monday: 7 easy miles with the run club Tuesday: I was stuck at work late this night and didn't start running until 7:45 pm. It was hard to get motivated but I knew I had to get it done. Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Greenland Trail 25k (and 50k) in Larkspur, CO
Dustin survived his first "ultra!" I tagged along and survived my first trail run (25k) at altitude. The word "ultra" marathon is such a broad term. I guess it means anything longer than 26.2 miles and most "ultras" are trail races. It seems that in the "ultra" world, the 50k distance is just a "beginner" race into the world of ultra long distance, with 50 and 100 milers being quite popular. Continue Reading