Twelve weeks until the Richmond Marathon! There are also only SIX weeks until the Twin Cities Marathon, which I know a lot of you will be running. How is YOUR training going? Are you excited? Please let me know if you are running TCM in the comments so I know to look for you! Here's how my training is going...at least how it went last week! Monday: No running, Arms & Abs class at Continue Reading
Fits Do Fitness Class Reviews: Solidcore Arms & Abs!
Last fall, I tried my first [solidcore] class. I LOVED it. Read all about it here. Since then, I have tried to take a class a week. I would love to do it more often. But it always leaves my legs pretty sore, so I found it challenging to fit it into my marathon training. Solution? [solidcore]'s Arms & Abs class! As a quick refresher... [solidcore] is a fitness studio offering classes Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Hot August Running
Can you believe we are already in the middle of August? My goodness, summer flies by, especially when the days are filled with miles and miles of training for the Richmond Marathon! Here's how this past week worked out for training: Monday: We were still up at the cabin on our long weekend with Dustin's family. My workout was 1 mile warm-up, then 2 sets of 3 miles at tempo pace (5 minute break Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Crying at the Marathon
This November I will (hopefully) arrive at the starting line of my 20th marathon. Since my first attempt at the marathon ended in a DNF (did not finish), this will actually be my 21st time arriving at that starting line. Each marathon for me is an emotional experience; you'd think I'd be over it by now right? But I train for 3-4 months for each one and I put a lot of time, effort, and sweat Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 16 Weeks Until Richmond!
Happy Wednesday! No, I didn't quit blogging, just got a little behind. You can't get rid of me that easily! Let me catch you up on my weekly recap from last week. I am now 16 weeks away from the Richmond Marathon! Monday: Easy morning 10k with a few run club friends Tuesday: Hill repeats with my run club. I wrote about the particular hill that we train on in this post. It’s on Kenwood Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 17 Weeks Until The Richmond Marathon
Another week has passed. This summer is just flying by, isn't it? Another week means it's time for another weekly recap of my training for the Richmond Marathon! Here's how it went down this week: Monday: I met a few friends before work to beat the heat. I had the following workout: 6x1200m at a 7:40 pace with 1 minute rest in between. 1 mile warm-up, 1 mile cool-down, 7 miles total. This Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: T-18 Weeks Until My Next Marathon!
Hi all! Hope your weekend is going well. I stopped by yesterday with 10 Signs You're on a Hot Run in case you missed it :) I'm here today with a weekly recap of training for the Anthem Richmond Marathon in Richmond, Virginia! Yep, if you missed it, I have registered for my 20th marathon. It will be on November 14th. The Anthem Richmond Marathon is flat and fast and ideally, it will be my Continue Reading