'Twas a good week! I got to run outside TWICE, including my 20 miler! Here's how training went this week for the Antarctica Marathon: Monday: President's Day! I had the day off of work. What's a girl to do? Head to an 8 am dentist appointment :) But after the dentist, I met my friend Vicki for a 7.25 mile run- OUTSIDE! After 50 miles on the treadmill last week, running outside in the Continue Reading
56 Weeks Until The Antarctica Marathon: Change of Plans.
56 weeks? Hopefully. That is, if we can defer to next year. Why? Because this happened. If you're versed in reading x-rays, you'll see two severe breaks below. Apparently there are three. According to the ER doc, I will need surgery ASAP to put in plates. I can't make any appointments until Monday, so for now I wait, uncomfortably... And...Antarctica is off the table. So Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Another week of training for the Antarctica Marathon is complete! Let me share how things went: Monday: 8.5 miles after work. I tried my best to pick up the pace for some of it, but struggled due to to...well, due to everything I think! The snow, the weather, tired legs from two consecutive 60 mile weeks. I had a tempo workout on the schedule but I didn't hit the paces. I did what I could. Winter Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 6 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Another wintry week of training for the Antarctica Marathon, while living in Minneapolis! Here's how everything went this past week: Monday: 8 mile run commute into the office. Slippery, snowy, same old story in Minnesota in January. Tuesday: Rest day! I had a work event at a cooking school; it was so much fun! Wednesday: I was awake and in my running clothes, ready to run commute. I Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 8 weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Okay, I know last week's post was "8 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon" but I was wrong. This week is actually 8 weeks until the race, 7 weeks until we depart on the trip. Whoops! **And for any potential burglars planning to stop by while we're gone, my sister's family is going to be housesitting for most of the time, so I wouldn't recommend it! Back to the recap of training for the Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Running Through the Winter
I've been doing a lot of complaining so far this winter about running outside and the winter has only just begun! You've probably noticed how much more I'm opting for the treadmill (which is an easy choice when its right in the basement) And I did take a hard fall the other day on an icy winter run that left me with a nasty bruise and shaken confidence. There are reasons for all this complaining, Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion: Winter Running Must-Haves.
As you may have read in this week's recap, Minneapolis had its first snowfall last Friday. Though not much of that fresh powder stuck around, it did seem to mark the transition to winter running apparel. Friday's snowfall also led to a conversation with a 'cube mate' of mine at the office who could not believe that I run outside all winter. I tried to explain to him that its perfectly possible Continue Reading