The Right Fits

Hello from the Cotswolds! The Cotswolds are an "AONB" or "area of outstanding natural beauty”, and a quintessential British holiday location, with charming villages, castles, and lots of walking! I hope to share more about our long bank holiday weekend here in the Cotswolds, so for now I'll focus on training for the Amsterdam marathon, with a few other announcements at the end of this Continue Reading

We've only been here 5 weeks and I am in no position to give advice about living in London, but I have learned some things already that I thought I'd share. Though some of these might seem negative, I am just being honest and sharing it all; overall I'm really enjoying my time here and I am enjoying having these experiences to write about. :) There is way more to the London food scene than Continue Reading

8 weeks until the Amsterdam marathon, 5 weeks of living in London! Here's how training (and life) went this week: Monday: 7 recovery miles before work, 10 min core + 20 min lower body on Peloton after work. When I run along the Thames path to Regent's Canal to the east, some parts of the canal pass under tunnels that are a little narrow and sketch, especially when cyclists are coming through Continue Reading

We've been living in London for three full weeks now. We've explored a lot and learned a lot, but yet we've barely scratched the surface. Here's my weekly recap of life in London and training for the Amsterdam marathon: Monday: 7.1 miles before work; I ran farther down the Thames River path than normal to the Isles of Dogs. Did not see any dogs. Not at all as advertised! Jk. 10 min core Continue Reading

I'm here wrapping up my second full week of living in London; read on to hear more about how we are adjusting to life here, as well as all the gory details of training for the Amsterdam marathon, which is in ten weeks! Monday: After 52 miles of running, 30+ miles of walking and some lower body strength work last week, my body was tired on Monday morning. I ran just as slow as I needed; 8 miles Continue Reading

We have arrived in London! I was pretty swamped last week, so I missed a weekly recap. I will quickly recap 12 weeks out and then 11 weeks out from the Amsterdam marathon. Buckle up, it's been a packed two weeks! July 18-24Monday: In Minneapolis: 7 mile run goodbye run with Christie and Julie, then I picked up Ruth for 2 more miles, 9 total. Then the packers at the house all day. 10 min core Continue Reading

What a week...so much to do ahead of our move to London! (Such as selling both of our cars; it's a great used car market out there!) Despite all the prep, I still did my best to fit in training for the Amsterdam marathon, hitting my highest mileage week since pre-Boston marathon. Here's how this week went down: Monday: 7.5 miles with my friends Isabelle and Julie; Isabelle is moving to Continue Reading