The Right Fits

Hi friends! Thanks for following along with my training for the Dublin marathon (and recap of life in London as an American!) Here's how this past week went: Monday: I had thought about using Monday as a rest day after a big week (60 miles!) the week before, but my friend from the Mornington Chasers run club reached out about joining her and another friend for some easy miles, so I decided to Continue Reading

5 weeks! And 3 of those will essentially be the taper, so just 2 big weeks of training left before marathon #43! And this was a big week; here's how it all worked out: Monday: REST. Much needed. I still ended up walking about 5 miles between commuting and dog walks. I did some core but otherwise fully embraced the rest day. Our new place overlooks the Hampstead ponds- the baby swans are Continue Reading

Hello! First of all, thank you for reading this blog. Sometimes I wonder why I continue to document my life here, and a big part of it is for my own personal journal of sorts, but I also am really glad there are people out there who still follow along. Thank you! If you missed it, I shared a recap of our trip to Bordeaux and the Marathon du Médoc HERE and a recap of the week leading up to Continue Reading

Though I'm technically counting down and recapping my training for the Dublin marathon on October 29th, the truth is that I still had a 42km/26.2 miles to cover last week, albeit at a slower pace than normal (and way more of a party!) But I wanted to respect the distance, so I was gentler on my training overall last week. Here's how it all went down (and be sure to read my recap of the Marathon du Continue Reading

On Saturday, September 2, 2023, I ran my 42nd marathon, the Marathon du Medoc. It was unlike any other marathon! (For a full list of all the marathons I have completed, check out THIS PAGE.) This marathon was a big ol’ party – literally! And the party just kept getting crazier farther into the race. It was a whole different kind of marathoning and I’m really glad I had the opportunity to Continue Reading

It was a relatively quiet week after our holiday in Corfu and before our trip to Bordeaux for the Marathon du Médoc. Here's how it all went down! Monday: Rest from running. After the 20+ miler on Saturday and a 60 mile week last week, I was ready for some extra zzz's. Great rest day. Tuesday: Workout Tuesday. I did 2x20 minutes hard with a 5 min jog in between for 8.5 miles total. Lower body Continue Reading

And just two weeks until the French wine marathon! This was my biggest week of training before Médoc; I'm going to cutback/taper a little bit (not much though) this week. Even though Médoc isn't a race in the traditional sense, it's still 26.2 miles on my legs, so I want to back off just a bit. Here's how training went this past week! Monday: We were still in Corfu; Dustin wanted to Continue Reading