The Big Cottonwood marathon is two weeks away! It’s TAPER TIME! What does that mean? After several months of hard work, the taper is the weeks before a key race where you cut back your mileage and let your muscles repair. Your body recovers from all the hard work you have been putting it through during training. You focus on replenishing all your glycogen stores in preparation for race day. Continue Reading
Fits on the Road: A Birthday Weekend in Napa!
I spent last weekend in Napa with my four sisters (and three of the husbands who could make it- a few stayed back to take care of their kids!) Dustin and I flew direct from Minneapolis to San Francisco on Thursday evening. We arrived around 9 pm and quickly grabbed our rental car. We coordinated flights with two of my sisters so that we could give them a ride with us. It's close to an hour and a Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Three Weeks Until the Big Cottonwood Canyon Marathon
I’m linking up with Jess at Jess Runs Atlanta again for my weekly recap! Join the link-up at the bottom of the post and your blog will be posted on both Jess's and my blogs. Looking forward to linking up with you! On to my weekly recap: I have THREE weeks until the Big Cottonwood Marathon. Man, this training just flew by. I can’t believe I’m heading into my last big week of training. So Continue Reading
Introducing a Weekly Link-up!
I’m excited to share that I am teaming with Jess at Jess Run Atlanta to host a weekly link-up for training recaps! Jess and I connected last year when we were training for and then ran the Richmond Marathon (<--I loved that marathon, highly recommend it!) I have continued to follow her journey on her blog since then. We thought it would be fun to team up, as we both enjoy following other Continue Reading
Weekly Recap & Linking Up With the Jess’s!
I love sharing my weekly recaps of training here on the blog and a lot of you do the same on your blogs! I feel like it keeps me accountable and is a helpful journal of sorts to use when reflecting on a training season. I hope that the recaps are helpful to any readers who are also training for a race and find value in other athlete's training plans, challenges, and (hopefully) successes! I have Continue Reading
US vs. UK Running Lingo- A User Guide.
Shortly after I ran the London Marathon in April of this year, I wrote a post about things you can expect to see at an international marathon. In addition to the differences between marathons in the US and abroad that I highlighted there, I have noticed several differences between how Americans talk about running vs. people from the UK. I reached out to my blogger friend Allison from the Continue Reading
Friday Five Favorites: Best Water Fountains in Minneapolis
Hydration, hydration, hydration! Hydration is so important for runners. Often times though, it's easier said than done when on the run. Though I have a few fuel belts that I like, I still fully appreciate and utilize the public fountains found on the Minneapolis trails. Here are my five favorite water fountains! (Quick caveat: technically, I'm from Wisconsin, so I should call these Continue Reading