By Jess in MinneapolisI ran the Madison Mini-Marathon yesterday, August 17, 2013.Dustin and I were actually in Madison for my cousin's wedding, so it worked out perfectly that we could run this race as our long run Saturday morning. Two of my sisters ran it as well, though no LL this year (although she did a great job cheering for us from the sidelines!)This was the fifth year of this Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Torchlight 5k
By Jess in MinneapolisI ran the Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5k last Wednesday...Yes, yes, I know, I'm a bit belated on my review. But we were at the cabin again this weekend (more posts on that later), had a bit of scare with Matilda (I thought she was attacked by hornets!) and then we had a late night last night with a hill workout (whew, those get me every time! Read about the Calhoun Beach Continue Reading
Fits Do (Future) Race Reviews: Get Lucky!
By Cool J in MinneapolisMy spring race calendar has changed just a tiny bit since this post, where I listed the Securian Run, Goldy's 10 mile, Borgess Run for the Health of It Half Marathon in Kalamazoo, the TC 1 Mile, and of course the Newport Marathon. There's just one change so far. Instead of Goldy's 10 mile, our coach put the Get Lucky 21k on the calendar (i.e. 21k= 13.1 Continue Reading
Fits Do Product Reviews: YakTrax Run
Ever since I broke my ankle running on the ice in March of 2008, I have become an avid user of the YakTrax. I have trained for many spring marathons with these sexy accessories. The YakTrax aren't perfect. You could definitely still slip and break an ankle, but they do provide a good amount of traction. Unfortunately though, I have had some bad luck with my YakTrax; they always Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: Securian Winter Run
By Cool J in MinneapolisThis morning I ran the Securian Winter Run, formerly known as the "Frozen Half." Well, let's be honest, a lot of us still call it the frozen half!In my "Fits Do Future Race Reviews post from a few months ago, I did publicly state that I was going to run this race, and I did register a few months ago. I hate to register for a race and not run it, but as the race Continue Reading
Functional Fit: Running at the Metrodome
By Cool J in MinneapolisTired of the treadmill? Too cold to run outside? I have just the thing for you....Dome Running!Dome running? What's dome running?I honestly did not know what dome running was myself until I joined the Calhoun Beach Running Club. In fact, I made it through my first year training with the club still not experiencing this elusive "dome running." When I heard Continue Reading