Hello! I hope you're having a fantastic weekend! Did you watch the footage of the Berlin Marathon? A new world record, so exciting! I ran the Berlin Marathon in 2013. Though it wasn't an awesome race for me, it was still a cool experience. Read all about it HERE. It was my first international marathon and one of the 6 races that got me my 6-star finisher's medal last Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 19 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello there! I'm a day late with my weekly recap, but that's because I just returned from a long weekend in Georgia. We were in Jekyll Island for a wedding Friday/Saturday, and then spent Sunday exploring Savannah. It was a great trip! I will post a "Fits on the Road" post soon sharing our travels! The purpose of this post is to share how my training went this week. If you're new here, I broke Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 20 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
I hope you're all having a lovely weekend (hopefully a long one at that, if you get tomorrow off for the Labor Day holiday here in the US!) I'm here with my weekly recap, where I've been recapping my recovery from a broken tibia/fibula and building back to marathon shape in time to hopefully run my 30th marathon in Houston next January! Here's how training went this week: Monday: Non-running Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 22 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello, hello! I'm back with my weekly recap of recovery from my broken tibia/fibula and the build back to marathon shape, hopefully in time for what will be my 30th marathon, the Chevron Houston Marathon next January! Here's how this week panned out! Monday: Physical therapy at Mayo Sports Clinic- I had a 6:30 am appointment (LOVE the early appointment options; I don't have to miss any Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 23 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Another week, another weekly recap! If you're new here, I'm building back to marathon shape after 5 months off due to a broken tibia and fibula, with hopes of running my 30th marathon in Houston, Texas next January (followed by a 'redo' of the Antarctica marathon & trip in March that I missed this year due to my injury and ensuing surgery!) Here's how this past week went in fitness! Monday: Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 24 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello, hello! It's Sunday, which means I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Chevron Houston Marathon! This marathon will be my 30th marathon- woo-hoo! It is 24 weeks away- January 20! Plenty of time to get into marathon shape, which is good, as I am building back after 5 months off of running due to a broken tibia/fibula from slipping on the ice in February. Read more here. If Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 25 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap of recovery post-broken leg and building back into marathon shape for what will hopefully be my 30th marathon in 25 weeks in Houston, Texas! *Before I dive into the recap, be sure to check out this post in the "My Running Favorites Series!" I'd love to get more volunteers to keep this going all summer. Send me an email at therightfits@gmail.com or link Continue Reading