I'm back with one last post about our trip to Antarctica! I have written all about the Antarctica Marathon and the non-Antarctica parts of our trip to Antarctica. And then I shared the first post full of pictures from Antarctica, be sure to check those three posts out if you missed them. I left off on that last post on March 19th. March 19, 2019:The morning excursion Continue Reading
Fits on the Road: Antarctica!
So now I have written all about the Antarctica Marathon and the non-Antarctica parts of our trip to Antarctica. Now it's time for some Antarctica pics, right? I have so many I want to share so I do think I'll need to split this up into at least two posts, if not maybe three! I just want to share ALL the pics! March 13, 2019:In this post, I cut off when we flew to Ushuaia, the southern-most Continue Reading
“It’s the only thing that makes me feel normal…”
Showering. It's the only thing that makes me feel normal. Which is why when Dustin gently (cautiously? lovingly?) suggested that I probably don't need to shower every day this week, I instantly burst into tears. Not shower? How could he say that? Maybe because I have to scoot on my butt up a flight of stairs to our master bathroom with the walk-in shower with the adjustable shower Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Another week of training for the Antarctica Marathon is complete! Let me share how things went: Monday: 8.5 miles after work. I tried my best to pick up the pace for some of it, but struggled due to to...well, due to everything I think! The snow, the weather, tired legs from two consecutive 60 mile weeks. I had a tempo workout on the schedule but I didn't hit the paces. I did what I could. Winter Continue Reading
Preparing for the Antarctica Marathon
I've been sharing my weekly recaps of training for the Antarctica Marathon, but I thought I'd share more information about the trip overall. Of course, it will be totally different when I have a real experience to share with you! But here goes... We are running the Antarctica Marathon through Marathon Tours. All the information about registration can be found HERE. There is another marathon on Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 6 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Another wintry week of training for the Antarctica Marathon, while living in Minneapolis! Here's how everything went this past week: Monday: 8 mile run commute into the office. Slippery, snowy, same old story in Minnesota in January. Tuesday: Rest day! I had a work event at a cooking school; it was so much fun! Wednesday: I was awake and in my running clothes, ready to run commute. I Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 8 Weeks Until the Antarctica Marathon
Another week of winter running complete...It wasn't my strongest week, but here's the recap: Monday: 6 miles at an 8:58 min/mile pace outside. This was supposed to be my rest day, but it was warm outside (in the 30's!) so I moved my schedule around so I could take advantage. I probably shouldn't have though, as my IT band was SUPER sore and I struggled. I had to stop a lot to stretch and was Continue Reading