Welcome to 2020! I hope your year is going well so far. I shared a post this week reflecting on running through 2019 and my plans for 2020; catch up HERE. Obviously, first up on the 2020 calendar is the Atlanta marathon which is now 8 weeks away! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 6 miles on the treadmill before work, 9:15 min/mile average. Discover Strength after work. Tuesday: 7 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 9 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
It's the last weekly recap of 2019! What a year it's been...I hope to have time for a reflection post on running through the year, but for now, it's on to the weekly recap of training for the Atlanta Marathon, which is on March 1! Monday: Easy 9 miles in the morning; the trails around Bde Mka Ska (i.e. Lake Calhoun) were a little icy on the way to the meet my friends, but once there, we Continue Reading
11 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Is December flying by or what? I hope the same is true for January and February, as those are definitely the worst months for runners in Minneapolis. I'm officially 11 weeks out from marathon #34, the Atlanta Marathon, which will be my 23rd state on my 50-state quest. I'm here recapping my training this past week. But first, please check out this guest post from Kate, an athlete that I coach, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 12 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon!
Happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Atlanta Marathon on March 1, which is just 12 weeks away! Training this week included a lot of treadmill time; the temperatures weren't terrible outside, but the trails were terrible, so I opted inside for the safety of the treadmill. Dustin was also traveling for work, so I felt guilty putting Ruth (our younger vizsla puppy) in Continue Reading
One Week Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
Just one week to go until the Indianapolis Marathon! I've been counting down the weeks to the Indianapolis for quite a while now. Though this will be my fourth marathon of 2019, (Houston, Antarctica, Brookings), it's the first one where I feel like I might be close to where I was pre-broken leg. My goal is to break 3:35, though I think I would be happy with anything in the 3:3X zone. I've put Continue Reading
Two Weeks Until The Indianapolis Marathon
I can't believe we are almost at the end of October, which means we are just two short weeks away from the Indianapolis Marathon! Last week was my peak week, with 70 miles and a 22 mile long run; this was the first week of the taper. I cut back to 56 miles and a lovely rest day! Here are the details of my first week of the taper!Monday: Easy 8 mile run commute, 9:40 min/mile. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Four Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
The theme of this week was definitely run commuting! Every one of my weekday runs was a run commute. I've mentioned it before, but the only reason it works so well for me is because my husband works in the same building as me in downtown Minneapolis. I am able to stash all my stuff (work clothes, work bag/laptop) in his car the night before. Then I don't have to carry anything while running. I Continue Reading