"I'm so busy." We all say it. When someone asks how you're doing, answering "I'm so busy" is the new "I'm doing well." We're all busy. However, sometimes you talk to someone and you realize they are actually really busy and then you wonder how they get it all done. I'm talking about the kind of person who is able to successfully train for a marathon while working night shifts and super Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Anthem Richmond Marathon 2015
Marathon #20: complete! 15 states down, 35 to go (wow, that's a lot more to go- it's going to take a lifetime!) The Richmond Marathon was really great. I think it might be in my top 5 favorite marathons...which would be Tokyo, Twin Cities, St. George Utah, Big Sur, and...Richmond! Actually, it's probably tied with Steamtown in Scranton, PA, but it was definitely a good one. The Richmond Continue Reading
The Day Before the Richmond Marathon!
Tomorrow is the Richmond Marathon, marathon #20 for me! You can check out the full map and list of marathons I have done HERE. Richmond will be my 15th state...Many more marathons to go on my way to 50 states! We arrived in Richmond last night around 10:30 pm EST. We were supposed to arrive much earlier, but our (direct) flight from Minneapolis kept getting delayed for mechanical reasons. This Continue Reading
One Week Until the Richmond Marathon & I Met Wilson Kipsang
Eighteen weeks ago, I told you that I had registered for my 20th marathon, the Anthem Richmond Marathon. That marathon is now less than a week away! I'm excited to toe that starting line again and get a 26.2 mile tour of Richmond, Virginia! Here is how the past week of tapering went: Monday: 8x1000m repeats at a "cruise" pace of 7:40. 2 miles to warm-up with my friend Christie and about 3 Continue Reading
Minnesuing Acres Women’s Running Retreat: Part 2
I'm back with another post about the Minnesuing Acres Women's Running Retreat. You can read part 1 of my recap of the Minnesuing Acres Women's Running Retreat here. Duluth Running Company After Adam & Kara Goucher's presentation, the next presentation was about apparel by the Duluth Running Company, or "DRC." One of the owners of the store gave a 30 minute overview of how to put together Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Three Weeks Until the Richmond Marathon!
After last week's 76 miles, this week was the beginning of THE cutback- it's basically taper time! This week was still a tough one though but mostly good! My coach usually has given me a two-week taper, but he said after already running two marathons this year (Tokyo and Grandma's) he thought it might be good to give me a longer, more gradual taper. Here's how it all went down: Monday: The Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Birthday, Running Camp, & 76 Miles.
I'm behind on my "training for the Richmond Marathon" recaps, so I'm going to share last week really quickly and then move on to this week- my BIG push week! Week of October 5-11: This was a bit of an easier week. I had a global directors' conference at work, all day every day. My coach switched things around a bit, knowing that I wouldn't have as much time for higher mileage with lots of work Continue Reading