Welcome to July! I can't believe it's here already. First, a quick housekeeping note: I'm hosting a link-up all summer for runners to share their all time favorite apparel/gear. I'd really love some of you fellow bloggers to link-up and share yours. Just add it to the link-up on here whenever you write one! By the end of the summer, we'll have a fantastic list of crowd-sourced favorites! On Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 18 Weeks Post Broken Leg
Hello and happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap; I guess I should probably stop counting from the broken leg now that I'm kind of back to running. But I definitely don't have a marathon on the horizon to count down to; it's going to take quite a bit of time to get back to that point in my running. But at least I'm running again! If you’re only stopping in for the weekly recap, please Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 17 Weeks Post Broken Leg
Happy Sunday! I hope you're having a great weekend. If you're only stopping in for the weekly recap, please check out this post, which walks through a full summary of the past 17 weeks. And please share it with anyone you know going through something similar! Not much new to update you on today with my weekly recap. I'll just get right to it Monday: 45 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes stair Continue Reading
I broke my leg; this was my recovery.
On February 16th, my life as I knew it changed drastically (so dramatic, but it's true!); I was three weeks out from the Antarctica Marathon. I was running 60-70 miles a week; running was a huge part of my life. In some ways, running WAS my life. But then, I took a terrible fall on a 20 mile run and broke my tibia and fibula. Running was no longer a part of my life. Antarctica was off the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 16 Weeks Post-Broken Leg
Sixteen weeks post-broken leg: I think it's about time to start counting down to something fun and exciting, right? Hopefully soon! If you’re new to this blog, you can read my story in Runner’s World HERE. This post, this post, and this post are also a great place to catch up. I was an avid marathoner and was well into training for the Antarctica Marathon when I broke my tibia and fibula on a Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 15 Weeks Since I Broke My Leg
It’s been FIFTEEN weeks since I broke my leg. Such a long time. If you’re new to this blog, you can read my story in Runner’s World HERE. I was interviewed a few weeks ago for the article. This post, this post, and this post are also a great place to catch up. I was an avid marathoner, running 3-4 marathons a year, and was well into training for the Antarctica Marathon when I broke my tibia and Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 14 Weeks Since I Broke My Leg
It's been 14 weeks since I ran...3 1/2 months! Forever. This has been the longest break that I have ever taken from running since I started distance running 18 years ago. I'm getting closer to recovered but still not there. If you're new to this blog, you can read my story in Runner's World HERE. I was interviewed a few weeks ago for the article. This post, this post, and this post are Continue Reading