On January 14-20, Dustin and I went on a snowboarding/ski trip to Zermatt Switzerland (meeting 5 of our American friends there.) This is a recap and summary of that trip; I love to share for my own journaling as well as to hopefully help anyone who might be planning a trip to Zermatt! Both Dustin and I snowboard, but for brevity, I'm going to just say "ski" for most of this post. Sunday, Continue Reading

Hello friends! I'm still working on my post about our recent trip to Zermatt, Switzerland- stop by this week. For now, I'll move right onto my weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon, which will be in 7 weeks. Monday: Rest from running. After my rough long run the day before, I knew a rest day was best for me. I did do a bit of core and upper body strength after work. Tuesday: Continue Reading

Hello from London! I mentioned in last week's recap that we were in Switzerland to snowboard for the week, but we are back home. Due to the ski trip, this recap doesn't include as much running as normal- not even half as much! I'll count it as a cutback week and get back to Barcelona training this week. I'm not too worried about the lack of running just for one week; I can't let training Continue Reading

Hello from Zurich, Switzerland! We flew here today from London, and tomorrow we take the train to Zermatt, where we are meeting 5 friends from the U.S. to ski/snowboard for the week. But first, let me share a recap of training for the Barcelona marathon last week! Monday: Rest from running! Beginner pilates at TEN after work. Tuesday: Run commute, 4.3 miles + first office run of 2024, Continue Reading

Welcome to 2024! I hope your new year is going well so far; the first week of my year felt focused on marathon training and of course, work, as everyone came back from the holidays ready to tackle all those things we pushed from the end of 2023. London weather was very London-y, with lots of rainy days, but there were some sunny ones in there as well. Here's how my training for the Continue Reading

Can you believe 2023 is coming to an end today? I feel like this year went so quickly. It was our first full year of living in London! I hope to publish a short recap of some of the highlights (and maybe some lowlights) of the year soon. But first, let me dive into my regular weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon in 11 weeks (and life in London!) Monday: Christmas Day! Continue Reading

I hope everyone is enjoying this festive season; as the Brits say, "Happy Christmas!" (I feel like Americans only say Merry Christmas, so "Happy" Christmas always sounds British!) This is my weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon in 12 weeks and a recap of life as an American living in London: Monday: Track day! I was working from home so I was able to take advantage of the Continue Reading