I checked another item off of my summer bucket list on Sunday- a day at a pizza farm! It was really a fun day, so I'll share the experience with you primarily with lots of pictures. Kelly, Dustin, and I drove the hour to Northfield, Minnesota to Red Barn Pizza Farm. They are open for pizzas every third Sunday of the month and every Wednesday evening. Northfield is a bit of a hike from Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: All About Hill Workouts!
Hill repeats are an excellent way for runners to build strength and improve their speed. Hills make us better runners. Hills are our friends!I know that I blamed my poor performance at the Flying Pig marathon on the hills (and the heat), but I also can't avoid every interesting marathon just because of a few hills. The hillier marathons are usually the most beautiful, so doing hill workouts Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Esprit de She, Sunrise Yoga, and Some New Athleta Gear
Happy Tuesday friends! Are you surviving this heat? It's pretty stifling...I decided to skip the hill workout with my run club last night due to the heat, and I just ran easy on my own, with lots of water/walk breaks. Then, a few of the girls and I met up this morning at the early hour of 5:15 am to make up the hill workout. I will share more about that in a "All About Hill Workouts" post, but Continue Reading
FIts Do Product Reviews: The Athleta Forerunner Tank
Another great long run- complete! Yesterday, I ran 14 miles with the Calhoun Beach Running Club (I'm training for the OBX Marathon in November!) It wasn't nearly as humid as last week but still hot. Unfortunately our route did not include a lot of water fountains, so it definitely felt tough. For a hot July long run, it's important to wear light weight clothes that whisk away all the Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Esprit De She 5k
Last Thursday, I ran the Esprit de She 5k at 50th/France in Edina This 5k is for women only. Its co-sponsored by Lifetime and Athleta. I ran this last year, which was the first year of the race. That makes me a “founding finisher!” (You can read last year’s review here.) The race definitely grew from last year. It was capped at 2,500 runners this year…I’m not sure what the cap was last Continue Reading
Fresh New Fit: Sunrise Yoga + Propel Water
Yesterday morning I joined my friend Meggan of The Yoga Garage for a sunrise yoga class at Lake Calhoun. The class was led by Emily of Luminous Yoga. Emily teaches sunset yoga on Lake Calhoun on Tuesdays at 6:30, but this was a special morning class for a video shoot. A video shoot? Emily had been contacted by Propel to participate in a promotional photo shoot/video of her class. She Continue Reading
Fits Do “Race” Reviews: Surly Furious Five Miler
Summer time means the return of the Surly Furious Five Mile trail runs! I participated in a few of these last summer (read about one of them HERE) These free trail runs are organized by Surly Brewing primarily as training runs for the Surly Trail Loppet, which is held on September 20th. If you have been reading for a while, you might remember that my friends Kelly and Abby did a guest Continue Reading