Race week! By the time this is published, I will have completed my 37th marathon and 26th state in my 50-state quest. Hopefully! Here's how race week went: Unfortunately race week coincided with a very busy work week where we were 'strongly encouraged' to be present in the office the whole week...which meant early early runs every day. Monday: 6.5 mile run with Ruth, 8:30 min/mile Continue Reading
You Know You’re a Twin Cities Runner If…
Happy Tuesday friends! I’m linking up with Kim from Kooky Runner and Zenaida for their Tuesday Topics link-up. The official topic of the week is "What did you learn from your worst race?" but instead I'm sharing a list of ways to know you're a Twin Cities Runner! I'll call this part 3 of a series- I wrote the first one back in 2014 (wow, this blog has been around a long Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: One Week Until the Oklahoma Marathon
Just one week to go until my 37th marathon! For a full list of the marathons I have done, check out THIS PAGE. Last week, I mentioned how my shin was super sore after Saturday's long run. I took a bonus rest day on Sunday and magically, the pain went away! I mean, I did also ice, stretch, and ice some more, but I am confident I made the right choice by resting instead of running on Sunday. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
Two weeks until I attempt to run another 26.2 and check my 26th state off my 50-state quest! Here's how things went this week in training: Monday: 9.16 miles before work, 9:05 min/mile average, my friend Isabelle joined for a bit. 45 minute full body strength with Adrian on the Peloton app after work; I liked this one! Tuesday: Intentional recovery run- 9:35 min/mile, before work and Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
I'm so sad to say goodbye to my favorite month. October was (mostly) a blast; running felt so great too! Hopefully November isn't too hard on us weather-wise here in Minneapolis, as I have 3 more weeks until my next marathon, the Route 66 marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will be my 37th full (hopefully!) Here's how training went this past week: Monday: Very early 9 miler (back to alarms Continue Reading
4 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
October is the best time to be a runner in Minneapolis! The weather is perfection and the fall colors (if you're not running in the dark of course) are amazing. I tried to make the most of it this week! Here’s how training for the Oklahoma marathon went: Monday: 9 morning miles, 9:14 min/mile average followed by a 30 minute yoga session for a work thing. I did about an hour stack of Continue Reading
5 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon & an 80’s Party!
What a week! Not just with regards to training for my next marathon, (Oklahoma in 5 weeks), but also in non-running events. Let me dive right into my recap! Monday: Marathon Monday in Boston! I was there to cheer for Dustin; I walked with him from our hotel to the shuttle buses, and then headed out for my own run, which ended up being 8.5 miles. I watched the marathon from my hotel room on Continue Reading