Welcome! I'm recapping training for the Idaho marathon on June 27th; this recap is for training as of two weeks out, but as of today, the race is just one week away! I'm very excited to toe the line for 26.2 miles. It's been over a year and a half since I've done a marathon. By this time next week, I hope I'm relaxing with a cold drink smiling about that morning's race! Here's how this past Continue Reading

Another week of training for the Idaho marathon is complete! From today, there are actually only TWO weeks until Idaho; I'm recapping the last week, as usual, linking up with Running on the Fly and Confessions of a Mother Runner, see the end of this post for more information! It was a hot week in Minneapolis; yes, in Minnesota, we get the hottest hot and the coldest cold! Be sure to check out Continue Reading

Happy Tuesday friends! I'm linking up with Kim from Kooky Runner and Zenaida for their Tuesday Topics, Tips for Running in the Heat! Timely, right? I feel like most of the country is in the middle of a crazy heat wave. As a Minnesotan, some may think I should stick to sharing tips for running in the cold, not the heat! But we actually get all the fun extreme weather here. We set record Continue Reading

This was essentially my biggest week in training for the marathon in Idaho on June 27. Of course, this big week coincided with record setting heat in Minneapolis! As much as I love summer running, it can be pretty challenging and draining to run in the heat and definitely challenging to do workouts (kudos to all you Florida runners who do this year-round!) I did my best, made some Continue Reading

Only 5 weeks until my 35th marathon, first marathon of 2021, and first marathon 'post'- pandemic! Can't wait. Here's how training (and life) went this past week: Monday: Intentional recovery pace, 9 miles at a 9:40 min/mile, after a 62-mile week last week! Barre class at the Bar Method after work. Tuesday: 7 miles, 9:10 min/mile average, super humid / sweaty one! Bar class at the Bar Method Continue Reading

Summer has arrived! Or at least summer weather has arrived here in Minneapolis. Right in time for a big week of training for the Idaho marathon, which I'll be racing in just 6 weeks! Here's how this "big" week of training went! Monday: 8 solo miles before work. Any combination of 2 lakes- Cedar, Bde Maka Ska, Harriet, or Lake of the Isles- is approximately a 7 mile run from my house, but Continue Reading

The month of May is just flying by, isn't it? We've been treated to some really perfect running weather lately in Minneapolis too. High 40's, no wind, beautiful sunrises...I am loving these morning runs! A great time for of the year for running. I'm now seven weeks out from the Idaho marathon; here's how training went this past week! Monday: 8 solo miles before work, intentional recovery Continue Reading