You read that correctly; I'm no longer counting down weeks until the Patagonia marathon. Now it's the FARGO marathon. Note quite the same...a bit disappointing, but not entirely surprising. Our September Patagonia trip and marathon won't be happening this year. The country of Chile renewed their travel ban for another 90 days, so it's not an option at this time. With Patagonia off the Continue Reading
16 Weeks Until the Patagonia Marathon!
Yes, you read that right; 16 weeks until the Patagonia International Marathon in Chile! This trip and marathon have technically been on my calendar for quite awhile; it's a place I'm dying to visit and a marathon there will get Dustin and me one continent closer to our "seven continents" goal. 2020 was supposed to be such a great year of travel, with Bhutan in May (cancelled) and then Continue Reading
Week 9 of the Quarantine
Week 9 of the quarantine.... Week 9. Crazy, right? But things are changing a bit in Minneapolis; a little bit, that is. Read on. To start, I have to admit that this week was a little sad, as we were supposed to be leaving for Bhutan this past Friday to run the Thunder Dragon marathon there. Delta Airlines still sent me a notification that my boarding pass was ready on Thursday; Continue Reading
Week 8 of the Quarantine
'Twas a good week. Maybe this shelter-in-place isn't so bad? Yes, I miss my friends and family and travel, but I'm surviving. Thank goodness for running! It didn't hurt that the weather was wonderful for runs; clear and mid-40's in the morning nearly every day. Here's how my fitness wrapped up this week: Monday: 5 miles solo, 1.4 with Ruth (our vizsla); 9:05 min/mile average. Discover Continue Reading
Week 7 of the Quarantine
Pictured above- keeping social distance for a virtual 1 mile race! Another week of sheltering in place...here's my recap of how I stayed sane via fitness! Monday: 8 miles, 9:05 min/mile pace before work, Discover Strength after work. It was pouring pretty heavily on this run, but was relatively warm (58 degrees) so not the worst run, but was definitely drenched at the Continue Reading
Week 4 of the Quarantine
Here we are, week 4 of sheltering-in-place, running solo, working from home, and virtual strength training sessions. I hope you're hanging in there, staying healthy, sane, and as active as you can! For each of us, the level of activity looks different. For me, I'm still training as though marathons will be back on the horizon this summer, even though we really don't know if that's the case. I'm Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Two weeks until my 34th marathon, 23rd state, and first marathon of 2020! In terms of a goal for Atlanta, I think I'll aim for something around 4 hours. I won't be racing Atlanta (as I did Indianapolis, my last marathon.) I've done plenty of miles (hit 70 last week!) but the workouts and the focus has not been on a PR, but rather just to finish 26.2 with a smile. I know that Atlanta is a Continue Reading