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I survived a big week of training for the Vienna Marathon! Here's my recap of training (and life in London.) If you missed it, I shared a recap of our weekend visit to the town of Bath, catch up HERE. Monday: 7 miles before work, nice recovery run. The warthogs were out at the zoo playing! After work, I walked from the office to the Bloomsbury neighborhood to meet a friend Continue Reading

In February 2023, Dustin and I visited the town of Bath, England for a weekend getaway from London. "Bath is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles west of London and 11 miles southeast of Bristol." A lot of tourists will combine Bath and Continue Reading

It was a nice week of London running and life, capped off with a weekend in the town of Bath. I plan to share a separate post summarizing what we did in Bath, so for now I'll focus on the Vienna training part! Monday: Rest day from running. I did Iron Strength lower body after work + some Peloton core. Tuesday: Back at it- I brought Ruth on my morning run, that included a workout: warm-up, Continue Reading

Happy Sunday friends! I hope you all had a great week. Here's my recap of training for the Vienna marathon, which will be held on April 23, and a recap of life in London as a Minnesota/American transplant! Monday: I had a dentist appointment at 9:15 right down the road from our flat, so I took advantage of the fact that I wouldn't be commuting into the office until after that appointment, and Continue Reading

Only 10 weeks until my 41st marathon, the Vienna marathon! Here's my recap of training (and life in London): Monday: Rest day from running. I had a big mileage week the week before and was due for a rest day. After work, I did do day 3 of Iron Strength, which was glutes focused + core on Peloton Tuesday: Ready to run again; I did 8 miles with a workout: warm-up, 10 min tempo, 5 min jog, Continue Reading

Hello! I’m back with my weekly recap of training for the Vienna marathon. Last week was a cutback by default, as we were snowboarding in the French Alps. You can read all about that trip in this post! I ran the Monday before we left and then only twice while there (both short/easy.) I think it will be okay for the marathon- it's just a week! But I was ready to get back to it this week. Here’s how Continue Reading

Last week, Dustin and I took a 5-night/6-day holiday to snowboard in Val d’Isère in the French Alps. This is a summary of our trip. "Val d’Isère is a ski resort in the French Alps, near the Italian border. With nearby Tignes, it’s part of the Espace Killy ski area. Here, ski lifts give access to sites like the steep Face de Bellevarde, a black-rated piste, and the Grande Motte glacier, known Continue Reading