5 weeks until March 1 (so...almost spring??) That means 5 weeks until the Atlanta marathon (and cheering for the Olympic trials the day before!) Here's how training went this past week: Monday: I had the day off from work, so I met up with my friends Christie and Julie for a run at 8 am. They only wanted to run six miles, so I ran to the Calhoun Beach Club to meet up with them, ran 6 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 6 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
After last week's injury scare and mileage cutback, it was back to regular programming this week! Dustin (my husband) was on a ski trip in Canada with some buddies, which meant I was a solo dog mom. Except I only had Matilda, as Ruth was at an overnight "bootcamp." This bootcamp was through a company called "K9 SF". As part of the training, she stayed at Downtown Dogs all week. Though I Continue Reading
8 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Welcome to 2020! I hope your year is going well so far. I shared a post this week reflecting on running through 2019 and my plans for 2020; catch up HERE. Obviously, first up on the 2020 calendar is the Atlanta marathon which is now 8 weeks away! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 6 miles on the treadmill before work, 9:15 min/mile average. Discover Strength after work. Tuesday: 7 Continue Reading
11 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Is December flying by or what? I hope the same is true for January and February, as those are definitely the worst months for runners in Minneapolis. I'm officially 11 weeks out from marathon #34, the Atlanta Marathon, which will be my 23rd state on my 50-state quest. I'm here recapping my training this past week. But first, please check out this guest post from Kate, an athlete that I coach, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Four Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon
The theme of this week was definitely run commuting! Every one of my weekday runs was a run commute. I've mentioned it before, but the only reason it works so well for me is because my husband works in the same building as me in downtown Minneapolis. I am able to stash all my stuff (work clothes, work bag/laptop) in his car the night before. Then I don't have to carry anything while running. I Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Brookings Marathon
Happy Sunday! It was a fun week of training over here for the Brookings Marathon, which is in two weeks. I will be running with my sister Erin to hopefully pace her to a PR! Here's how training went this week: Monday: 7 miles with Christie before work with some strides in there. Discover Strength (strength training class) after work. Tuesday: 3 mile warm-up, 4x(800m with 400m recovery), 400m jog, Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The 2019 Antarctica Marathon
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