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It's marathon week! My 40th marathon will be on October 16, 2022! Technically this a recap of two weeks out from the race. Monday: 7.5 mile morning run around Regent's park. About a year ago, I tweaked my back so bad, and it was sore for a week. I did it again and have no idea how, but I spent most of my "strength training" time just doing a bunch of downward and upward dogs, cat and cow Continue Reading

Look at that gorgeous sunrise in the Marylebone neighborhood, from my morning run around Regent's Park. London is so pretty. So, marathon #40 will be here soon. I realized too late that I could be running my 40th full in my 40th year, but I actually turn 41 two days before Amsterdam. Oh well, I'll definitely run my 41st marathon in my 41st year! Monday: Rest day from running! After 68+ miles Continue Reading

I'm getting down to the final stretch before marathon 40. Amsterdam will also be my first European marathon as a European! (I have run Berlin and London in the past for European marathons.) This was essentially my biggest week of training mileage wise; now it's taper time! Monday: I started the day with a 7 mile run around Regent's Park. Large parts were blocked off by police as the path Continue Reading

Hello all from London! It's been an interesting week; just four weeks until my 40th marathon. Here's how training (and life) went this week! Monday: First run commute from the new place! It should really only be 4 miles, but I ran through Regent's Park and missed a turn, so it turned into 7.7. Eeks! I also ran through Green Park and saw all the flowers for the Queen. This was just the Continue Reading

....and training for the Amsterdam marathon, which is now 5 weeks away. Holy moly, what a week... First, was the tragic news about Eliza Fletcher. My heart breaks for her family, and like many other female runners, it's so scary; I run alone quite a bit and this could have just as easily been me. I am so angry with all the victim blaming when we should be pointing our fingers towards the Continue Reading

6 weeks until the Amsterdam marathon, which will be my 40th full marathon! Can't wait. Here's how training went this past week: Monday: We were still in the Cotswolds, which meant some adventurous trail running! (If you missed it, I shared a travel post about our long weekend in the Cotswolds, catch up HERE.) We followed the Cotswold Way, which is a 102-mile walking trail. We Continue Reading

This post is a travel journal + guide for a visit to the Cotswolds in the United Kingdom! When we first arrived in London (about a month ago), a few colleagues told me that we should try to make it to the Cotswolds before the summer was over. After a bit of research, we decided it was a good place to visit for the long bank holiday in August. I found a dog-friendly AirBnB in Winchcombe and Continue Reading