The Right Fits

Hello all from London! It's been an interesting week; just four weeks until my 40th marathon. Here's how training (and life) went this week! Monday: First run commute from the new place! It should really only be 4 miles, but I ran through Regent's Park and missed a turn, so it turned into 7.7. Eeks! I also ran through Green Park and saw all the flowers for the Queen. This was just the Continue Reading

....and training for the Amsterdam marathon, which is now 5 weeks away. Holy moly, what a week... First, was the tragic news about Eliza Fletcher. My heart breaks for her family, and like many other female runners, it's so scary; I run alone quite a bit and this could have just as easily been me. I am so angry with all the victim blaming when we should be pointing our fingers towards the Continue Reading

6 weeks until the Amsterdam marathon, which will be my 40th full marathon! Can't wait. Here's how training went this past week: Monday: We were still in the Cotswolds, which meant some adventurous trail running! (If you missed it, I shared a travel post about our long weekend in the Cotswolds, catch up HERE.) We followed the Cotswold Way, which is a 102-mile walking trail. We Continue Reading

This post is a travel journal + guide for a visit to the Cotswolds in the United Kingdom! When we first arrived in London (about a month ago), a few colleagues told me that we should try to make it to the Cotswolds before the summer was over. After a bit of research, we decided it was a good place to visit for the long bank holiday in August. I found a dog-friendly AirBnB in Winchcombe and Continue Reading

Hello from the Cotswolds! The Cotswolds are an "AONB" or "area of outstanding natural beauty”, and a quintessential British holiday location, with charming villages, castles, and lots of walking! I hope to share more about our long bank holiday weekend here in the Cotswolds, so for now I'll focus on training for the Amsterdam marathon, with a few other announcements at the end of this Continue Reading

We've only been here 5 weeks and I am in no position to give advice about living in London, but I have learned some things already that I thought I'd share. Though some of these might seem negative, I am just being honest and sharing it all; overall I'm really enjoying my time here and I am enjoying having these experiences to write about. :) There is way more to the London food scene than Continue Reading

8 weeks until the Amsterdam marathon, 5 weeks of living in London! Here's how training (and life) went this week: Monday: 7 recovery miles before work, 10 min core + 20 min lower body on Peloton after work. When I run along the Thames path to Regent's Canal to the east, some parts of the canal pass under tunnels that are a little narrow and sketch, especially when cyclists are coming through Continue Reading