On Sunday, March 17th, I completed my 31st full marathon, the Antarctica Marathon. It was also my fourth continent in my quest to run a marathon on all seven continents, and the second marathon I have run since I broke my tibia/fibula in February of 2018. I feel like I have so much to write about with regards to this once-in-a-lifetime trip to the "last continent," but I thought it would be Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The 2019 Chevron Houston Marathon
On Sunday, January 20, 2019, I ran my 30th marathon (and checked off my 20th state in my 50-state quest!) , which was the Chevron Houston Marathon in Houston, Texas. It was my first marathon after taking a year off of marathoning due to a broken tibia/fibula. After a long year of recovery, it was so great to be back at it. Here's my review and recap! Dustin and I arrived in Houston late on Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 1 Week Until the Houston Marathon
Happy Sunday! Here I am, one week before my 30th full marathon and first marathon since breaking my tibia/fibula on February 17, 2018. My goal for next Sunday's race is to have fun- no pressure on time, I want to remember to just be grateful to be running a marathon again, less than a year after the most traumatic injury of my life. After I broke my leg, I wasn't sure if I'd ever be able to Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 11 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Happy Sunday friends! If you only check in for the weekly recap, please check out these two posts from earlier this week: Guest Post: My First Ironman <-- inspiring guest post from my friend Paige, who is a full-time working mom who crushed her first Ironman! Fits on the Road in Norway: Lofthus & Solstrand <-- another travel post about my recent trip to Norway! Now onto my Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 27 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
This post is SUPER long, so sit down, put yourself a glass of NUUN (or wine) and settle in. I have some exciting things to share and I want to get them all out there in my weekly recap post. However, if you didn't check in here the rest of the week, be sure to look back at this post of running favorites from Rita and this post recapping my experience at PIZZA CAMP! First of all, you read that Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 10 Weeks Post-Broken Leg
Hello there! I'm posting my weekly recap a little late (err, my sole weekly post...man, I need to find time to blog more often!) I have an excuse, we were out of town on a little vacation. But I'm here to share how fitness went in my world now that I am 10 weeks post-dramatic tibia/fibula break. Let's recap! Monday: [solidcore] in the morning, PT at Mayo AND a 10 week appointment with my Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: 10 Things I’ve Learned So Far From a Broken Leg
On February 17th, I slipped on the ice during a 20 mile long run and broke my tibia and fibula in multiple places. I had surgery a week later, with screws and plates implanted to hold it all together. This all happened three weeks before my husband and I were supposed to embark on a two-week trip to Antarctica, where I would have completed my 30th marathon, the Antarctica Marathon. So, Continue Reading