This past Monday (Labor Day), I ran the Victory Labor Day 10k. Per the website, "A Labor Day tradition within the Minnesota running community for 33 years, the Victory 10K, 5K and Kid's Run are set again for 2014. Run a PR on our pancake flat 10K course, blistering 5K course, or both by registering for the Double Header! No need for a sitter, the Victory Races are a family affair. Introduce Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: See You at Woofstock this Saturday!
Today's installment of Tilda Tuesday is a plug for a unique dog event that is occurring this Saturday in Minneapolis...WOOFSTOCK! Woofstock is the annual dog festival held in historic downtown Linden Hills in Minneapolis. This year it will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Details: Dogs must be on-leash. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Free! There will be a dog wash, a parade, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: The Serena Sports Bra and My Note for the Lake Harriet Elf
Happy Labor Day! My weekly recap is a day late, as I wanted to use yesterday's post to share my love for the Minnesota State Fair. I hope you enjoyed it, even though it wasn't really fitness/running related. I just got back from running the Victory Labor Day 10k, and I set a PR. Pretty excited to be able to update my PR tab on the blog, check it out HERE. I'll have a recap up later this Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Fulfilling My Summer Bucket List: The Minnesota StateFair!
"Eat something on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair." This is one of the items on my Summer Bucket List. So this past Saturday, Dustin and I put on our comfortable walking shoes and headed to the Great Minnesota Get-Together! (You can read past recaps of the fair HERE and HERE.) Speaking of walking shoes, Dustin decided to wear his Garmin while we were at the fair. Guess what? We covered Continue Reading
Fits on the Road: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This past weekend, we travelled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota! We were in Sioux Falls for our friends Paul and Laura's wedding. I wasn't really sure what to expect in Sioux Falls...I mean, it's a town of about 160,000. I suppose I thought it would be a lot of farmlands and chain restaurants. And there was some of that. Yet I was pleasantly surprised by the charm of Sioux Falls, and I wanted to Continue Reading
Fit Tip Friday: Are You Ready to Train for a Marathon?
Last Friday's Fit Tip was How to Pick Your First (Or Next) Marathon, but how do you know when/if you're even ready to train for a marathon? Notice that I didn't write are you ready to "do" a marathon, but rather whether you are ready to "train for a marathon." This is because the hardest part of a marathon is the training and that statement is coming from a girl who really loves the Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Wedding Day 5k
This past Saturday was the wedding of our former running club coach Paul and another good running club friend Laura (So many love stories begin in the Calhoun Beach Running Club - join today! hehe) I plan to share more pictures from this beautiful wedding in a "Fits on the Road: Sioux Falls" post later this week, but first I want to share with you the awesomeness that was the Wedding Day Continue Reading