We've been living in London for three full weeks now. We've explored a lot and learned a lot, but yet we've barely scratched the surface. Here's my weekly recap of life in London and training for the Amsterdam marathon: Monday: 7.1 miles before work; I ran farther down the Thames River path than normal to the Isles of Dogs. Did not see any dogs. Not at all as advertised! Jk. 10 min core Continue Reading

I'm here wrapping up my second full week of living in London; read on to hear more about how we are adjusting to life here, as well as all the gory details of training for the Amsterdam marathon, which is in ten weeks! Monday: After 52 miles of running, 30+ miles of walking and some lower body strength work last week, my body was tired on Monday morning. I ran just as slow as I needed; 8 miles Continue Reading

We have arrived in London! I was pretty swamped last week, so I missed a weekly recap. I will quickly recap 12 weeks out and then 11 weeks out from the Amsterdam marathon. Buckle up, it's been a packed two weeks! July 18-24Monday: In Minneapolis: 7 mile run goodbye run with Christie and Julie, then I picked up Ruth for 2 more miles, 9 total. Then the packers at the house all day. 10 min core Continue Reading

What a week...so much to do ahead of our move to London! (Such as selling both of our cars; it's a great used car market out there!) Despite all the prep, I still did my best to fit in training for the Amsterdam marathon, hitting my highest mileage week since pre-Boston marathon. Here's how this week went down: Monday: 7.5 miles with my friends Isabelle and Julie; Isabelle is moving to Continue Reading

14 weeks until the Amsterdam marathon! And just two weeks until we move to London. Lots of prep for the move keeping us busy, but still squeezed in time for training for my next marathon on October 16! Monday: The 4th of July! Since we ran the Gordon Good Neighbor Days 5k on Saturday, there was no racing for me on the actual holiday. We were still up at the cabin, so Dustin, Ruth, and I went Continue Reading

Hi friends! I'm (hopefully) back to regular blogging with my weekly recaps! If you've been away for awhile, much has happened. I ran the Boston Marathon in April, took a little break from blogging, went through the devastating loss of my mom, and then announced our upcoming move London (in 3 weeks!) Now that we know exactly when we are moving to London, we decided to register for a Continue Reading

This blog is quite dramatic these days, isn't it? First, there was my blow-up at the Boston marathon, then my mom's passing, and now this one... Today's post is kind of a BIG one…But this one is positive! It's been in the works for several months, but I didn't want to share anything until it was absolutely certain. We are moving to London! Dustin was offered a really great Continue Reading