Last week was a big week of training for Grandma's Marathon 2016! Here's how it went: Monday: Morning run: 2 mile warm-up, 8x300m sprints with 90 second recovery, 2 mile cool down. I was supposed to do the 300m sprints at a 6:55 pace. Considering my goal for the TC 1 Mile was a 6:30 min/mile and 300m is much shorter than a mile, this seemed doable, but at 6 am, it felt pretty hard and I often Continue Reading
Guest Post by Matilda the Vizsla: Running the Fast and the Furry 8k
I have another "guest" post for you today- a race review of the Fast and the Furry 8k by my vizsla Matilda. She contributed last year with her Guide to Minneapolis, but this is her first race review. Enjoy! From Matilda Sloan Benson: Training: Coming off a rather restful winter, I started running regularly again after the temps stayed consistently above freezing. Nothing fancy about my Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: 33 Things.
It's time for a light and random post! I recently read Erin’s list of 101 things. She is such an inspiring athlete and I enjoyed learning more about her in that fun little post. I thought I’d put together my own list. I couldn’t come up with 101 things, so I went with 33 things since this is my 33rd year of life. Feel free to link up with a list of your own- perhaps with as many things as you Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesday: A Fancy New Collar From Smathers & Branson
A couple of weeks ago, Dustin and I enjoyed a lovely brunch at Red Stag after our long run. After brunch, we had some time to kill, so we decided to do some shopping. One of our stops was at Askov Finlayson. Askov Finlayson is primarily a men's clothing store but they also carry an assortment of other goods, including a few items for your favorite canine companion. There, I found a new collar Continue Reading