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
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
I missed my weekly recap last weekend. I guess that my training recap from 6 weeks until Indianapolis will forever remain a mystery! I don't think I've ever missed a recap before, but I figure it doesn't make sense to squeeze it all into one long recap, so I'm just moving on to this week's recap... But before I dive into my recap, be sure to check out my friend Vicki's guest post about Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 8 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
Weekly recap time! I’m linking up with Kimberly and Deborah for their weekly wrap, details at the end of this post. This was a tough week; I felt like so many factors were working against me and I had to work twice as hard to adhere to my training schedule. For example, Dustin was traveling all week for work, so I was a single dog mom (which is actually a lot of work with a puppy!) We had Continue Reading
9 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
Weekly recap time! I'm linking up with Kimberly and Deborah for their weekly wrap, details at the end of this post. Here's how my training for the Indianapolis marathon went this past week! Monday: Victory Labor Day 10k! 3 mile warm-up, 10k, 1 mile cool down. 10.2 miles on the day. Race splits: 7:25, 7:20, 7:37, 7:18, 7:30, 7:13. Finish Time: 46:05. I was really happy with Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: ‘Twas a busy week…
There are now TEN weeks until the Indianapolis Marathon, which will be my 33rd full marathon and 22nd state on my 50-state quest! Here's my recap of training (and life) this past week! Monday: The week started out with an unplanned rest day. I had a bit of a cold (maybe just run down from 62 miles the week before and a few late nights due to the wedding festivities) so I slept in and took a Continue Reading
11 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
11 weeks until the Indianapolis Marathon! Time is flying. This was a big week mileage-wise and a busy one with life. Here's my weekly recap! Monday: 9.6 hilly miles. My coach said "seek out all the hills!" I ran to the Kenwood Parkway hills and repeated a hill there a few times. Discover Strength group class after work. Tuesday: 7 miles with strides. Wednesday: 4 miles easy, 5 Continue Reading
13 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
I am officially 13 weeks away from the Indianapolis Marathon, my 33rd full marathon! I excited to really focus for the next 3 months on this goal race; I have high hopes that if I work hard, I can get back to where I was pre-broken leg. As a refresh, since the broken leg, I have run Houston, Antarctica, and Brookings, South Dakota. Houston was my 'comeback' race- the first marathon after Continue Reading