The Right Fits

It was a week...my mom's birthday was on Tuesday, which was the first one since she died last June. It was a tough day. I miss her every day, but her birthday was particularly tough. (I shared this post last June about running through grief.) I feel compelled to acknowledge the cloud that was hanging over the week for me, before delving into my regular weekly recap. Miss you Continue Reading

Happy Sunday! I'm checking in with my normal weekly recap of training for the Vienna marathon, which is coming up quickly on April 23. Here's how training (and life in London) went this past week: Monday: Rest day from running after a lot of miles the week before; needed that rest. That evening, I went to see Oklahoma with some colleagues. This was not the same Oklahoma musical my high Continue Reading

I survived a big week of training for the Vienna Marathon! Here's my recap of training (and life in London.) If you missed it, I shared a recap of our weekend visit to the town of Bath, catch up HERE. Monday: 7 miles before work, nice recovery run. The warthogs were out at the zoo playing! After work, I walked from the office to the Bloomsbury neighborhood to meet a friend Continue Reading

In February 2023, Dustin and I visited the town of Bath, England for a weekend getaway from London. "Bath is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles west of London and 11 miles southeast of Bristol." A lot of tourists will combine Bath and Continue Reading

It was a nice week of London running and life, capped off with a weekend in the town of Bath. I plan to share a separate post summarizing what we did in Bath, so for now I'll focus on the Vienna training part! Monday: Rest day from running. I did Iron Strength lower body after work + some Peloton core. Tuesday: Back at it- I brought Ruth on my morning run, that included a workout: warm-up, Continue Reading

Happy Sunday friends! I hope you all had a great week. Here's my recap of training for the Vienna marathon, which will be held on April 23, and a recap of life in London as a Minnesota/American transplant! Monday: I had a dentist appointment at 9:15 right down the road from our flat, so I took advantage of the fact that I wouldn't be commuting into the office until after that appointment, and Continue Reading

Only 10 weeks until my 41st marathon, the Vienna marathon! Here's my recap of training (and life in London): Monday: Rest day from running. I had a big mileage week the week before and was due for a rest day. After work, I did do day 3 of Iron Strength, which was glutes focused + core on Peloton Tuesday: Ready to run again; I did 8 miles with a workout: warm-up, 10 min tempo, 5 min jog, Continue Reading