On Saturday, June 22 (and, well into Sunday, June 23 due to the timing!) I ran my 45th marathon, the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso, Norway. The Midnight Sun Marathon was one of the most beautiful marathons that I have ever run. It was absolutely surreal running at night under a FULL sun! I spent several miles just thinking to myself "what IS this beautiful world?? Is this Continue Reading
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10 Weeks Until the Midnight Sun Marathon
10 weeks until the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway- and marathon week in London (for my husband- and 53,000 other runners! Biggest group of finishers ever at the London marathon!) And what a fun one it was... (Technically I'm a week behind, this is last week's recap but I didn't publish last weekend, so publishing now!) Here's how training went this past week Monday: 7 mile Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Barcelona Marathon
Last Sunday, I completed my 44th marathon, the Zurich Marató Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. A full list of the marathons I have completed is HERE. This was my 5th marathon since moving to London in July 2022; since then, I have run Porto, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux, France, and the Dublin Marathon in Ireland. It was my 9th non-US Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the Fargo Marathon
Welcome to another week of recapping my training for the upcoming Fargo Marathon on September 25th! Before I dive in, be sure to check out my post from Tuesday sharing details on my home gym! On to the recap.... Monday: 7 miles, 9:10 min/mile average. Lovely morning. Barre class at The Bar Method after work Tuesday: Ladder workout! 20 minutes easy, then 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 progressively Continue Reading
One Week Until the Atlanta Marathon!
Only one week until the Atlanta marathon (and cheering for the Olympic Trials the day before!) So excited! The weather looks pretty good too; it is going to be a fun weekend, all about running! Before I dive into my recap of training, I want to point you towards my review of the SQUID GO ice/compression device. I shared my experience in THIS POST. Check it out and let me know what you Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Antarctica is oh, so close! Keeping my fingers crossed that Dustin and I stay healthy all week and are safely en route to Argentina next weekend. Here's how training for the marathon went this past week: Monday: I ran after work this day: 2 miles easy, then 10 hill repeats of 0.20 miles each at 3-4% incline at 8 min/mile, recovery for 0.10, 1 mile cool-down. Hills are tough on the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 10 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Happy New Year everyone! Big plans tonight? We are going out to dinner with Dustin's family, but I have a feeling we will be home and in bed before midnight. Just the way this old lady likes it! :) Tilda wanted me to share a photo of her new cozy cove bed she received from Santa (see above photo). She loves it! Vizslas love to be under a blanket; in fact, she sleeps in our bed, but curls up Continue Reading