Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend celebrating. I always love Halloween. As you can see from above, I made my costume this year. Homemade for the win! I got the idea from a young trick-or-treater at my house last year who was covered in orange pom-poms. He said he was "cheeseballs!" and I thought, what a great idea- I should do that! So I have been thinking about this Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Three Weeks Until the Richmond Marathon!
After last week's 76 miles, this week was the beginning of THE cutback- it's basically taper time! This week was still a tough one though but mostly good! My coach usually has given me a two-week taper, but he said after already running two marathons this year (Tokyo and Grandma's) he thought it might be good to give me a longer, more gradual taper. Here's how it all went down: Monday: The Continue Reading
Minnesuing Acres Women’s Running Retreat Recap: Part 1
I had a great experience at the Minnesuing Acres Women's Running Retreat that I attended last weekend. I had never attended a running retreat, but I definitely will be doing more in the future if I can! My sister Erin and I registered for the day camp only, which was $295. The full weekend camp (Friday through Sunday) was $745. The full weekend option included your stay at the beautiful Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Imogene Pass Run
Last Saturday, I “ran” the Imogene Pass Run and it was intense. I put the word “ran” in quotations because no one except the elite runners at this race actually run the whole thing. The majority of participants hike a significant portion of this run. The Imogene Pass Run is a 17.1 mile race from Ouray, CO to Telluride, CO over the Imogene Pass. It climbs from 7,700 feet at the start line in Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day! I hope you had a wonderful weekend- hopefully a long, relaxing one too. Dustin and I spent our weekend at the cabin in northern Wisconsin and it was awesome. Lots of running of course, but plenty of paddle-boarding and relaxing too. And good eating! I brought a few Hello Fresh meals up there to make, which were tasty. The next time we head to the cabin will be when I attend Continue Reading
Weekly Recap & the Minnesota State Fair!
Another week of training for the Richmond Marathon is complete! Here's how it all went down. Monday: 2 mile warmup, 8x300m sprints, 90 second recovery in between each, 2 mile cool down. The 300m repeats were supposed to be at a 7 min/mile pace, but I was closer to a 7:15. 7 miles total. Tuesday:Morning run with my friend Monica, 8:35 average pace, 6.5 miles total. Evening run with Matilda Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Cutback Week & Arms/Abs!
Twelve weeks until the Richmond Marathon! There are also only SIX weeks until the Twin Cities Marathon, which I know a lot of you will be running. How is YOUR training going? Are you excited? Please let me know if you are running TCM in the comments so I know to look for you! Here's how my training is going...at least how it went last week! Monday: No running, Arms & Abs class at Continue Reading