Hello! It's time for my weekly recap of training for the Antarctica Marathon (and life in general.) Here we go: Monday: New Year's Day! Like many of you, I had the day off of work, so I slept in and then headed down to the treadmill to run. 2 mile warm-up, 6x1200m repeats at a 7:25 pace with 1 minute recovery (I walked), 2 mile cool down. 9 miles total at an 8:40 min/mile pace. It was kind Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Easing Back into Running…
After last week's little health scare (if you missed it, I fainted in the shower and took quite a fall), I had to take it easy for a few days- doctor's orders. I'm also dealing with some new (unrelated to the fall) aches and pains in my left leg; I'll definitely be going to Orthology this week for some soft tissue work. With that said, I still was able to run & workout a bit this week, but Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Two Weeks Until the Boston Marathon
Boston is just 15 days away- 15 days!! The hay is in the barn, right? The hard work is behind me, it's taper time. This post and this post both offer some tips for the taper, one of which is to stay hydrated! I've been doing exactly that with the new flavors of NUUN pictured above- Blackberry Citrus and Ginger Lemonade- yum! Here's how training went last week for the Boston Marathon 2017 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Only 4 Weeks Until Boston!
Great news! The shin pain is all gone and I'm feeling much more confident about the Boston Marathon...which, if you didn't notice in my header photo, is happening in just four short weeks! (Remember when I found out I got in? Catch up on this post. How about when I qualified? Read this post. And of course, my look back on 2016 in running post summarizes a lot of the journey. Or my 50 marathons, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Boston Marathon 2017
Happy Sunday! I'm back as usual with my weekly recap of training for the Boston Marathon. Here goes: Monday: Day off of work- I took advantage of the holiday by sleeping in, lounging on the couch with coffee and a book for a while before finally heading out for my run around 10:30 am. I think I was dreading the workout a bit, as it was my coach's notorious 15-10-10-5 workout. 1 mile to warm-up, Continue Reading
Happy New Year & the 2017 Plank Challenge!
Happy New Year everyone! If you missed it, I shared this post reflecting on running through 2016. Reflecting on the year can be valuable but now it's time to look forward and work towards new goals in 2017! Before I share my weekly recap of training for the Boston Marathon (only 15 weeks to go!), I wanted to let you know that I am hosting a January plank challenge again. I think this is my Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Winter has arrived.
(The above mural is located downtown Minneapolis close to FlyFeet Running. The times do seem to be a-changin'...as well as the seasons.) Monday: 7.4 miles after work, 9 min/mile pace. It was dark, but I was still in shorts! Beautiful night. Tuesday: 5.4 miles with Tilda before work, 9 min/mile pace. Wednesday: FlyFeet Running with my friend Christie at 5:30 am. With the warm-up and the Continue Reading