I have missed a few weeks with my weekly recaps after the Barcelona marathon- just took a little breather from documenting life here, but I'm back! I did chime in last week with a recap of our trip to Italy, catch up HERE. I'm now training for my next marathon, which will be the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway at the end of June- my 45th marathon! Not as monumental as 50 will be, but Continue Reading
Fits on the Road: “Spring Break” in Italy with my Family!
*I'm linking up with Kim and Deborah for their weekly fitness recaps; this isn't quite a fitness recap, but I do mention how I fit in some running while on holiday, so hopefully this is okay! You can check out all the other amazing fitness bloggers by going to Kim or Deborah's blogs! My husband and I joined one of my sisters (who lives in Chicago) and her two teenagers, her husband, and my dad Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Barcelona Marathon
Last Sunday, I completed my 44th marathon, the Zurich Marató Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. A full list of the marathons I have completed is HERE. This was my 5th marathon since moving to London in July 2022; since then, I have run Porto, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux, France, and the Dublin Marathon in Ireland. It was my 9th non-US Continue Reading
The Week of the Barcelona Marathon
It's marathon week! By the time most of you are reading this (most of my readers are in the U.S.) I will hopefully be done running my 44th marathon. (A full list of the marathons I have completed is HERE.) This will be my 5th marathon since moving to London in July 2022; I ran Porto, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux, France, and the Dublin Marathon in Ireland. Here's Continue Reading
Two Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Well, this week was full-on taper mode for the Barcelona marathon on March 10th! Technically I'm one week away from the race today (Sunday March 3), but this is a recap of two weeks out. I cut way back on pilates/strength and mileage. Here's how it all went! Monday: Rest from running, pilates at the studio by work, easier class- lots of stretching and core. Tuesday: 7 mile run before Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Hello! Welcome to my personal blog about running, mostly marathons, and life in London as an American. I've been living here since July 2022; I was previously pursuing the 50 states marathon goal (a marathon in every state), but since moving to London, I have switched my focus to seeing as much as I can through marathoning through Europe. Next up is the Barcelona marathon on March 10th, which Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 4 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Whew, what a week! This was peak week of training for the Barcelona marathon on March 10th. I will start a 2-3 week taper now, with 15-ish next weekend for the long run, then 10, then the race. Excited for marathon #44! Here's how this week went in training (and in life in London!) Monday: Rest from running. I know some say you can never miss a Monday, but for me, I usually have a long Continue Reading