Isn't all the wisteria in Hampstead so pretty? (Above pic.) I just love it this time of year! 6 weeks until the Tromso marathon! Zipping right along to marathon 45. Here’s how training went this past week: Monday: Rest from running, beginner’s Pilates class at Ten Health after work, nice and easy class with lots of stretching. Tuesday: Run commute solo, then an office run. In the rain. Continue Reading
7 Weeks Until the Tromsø Marathon
Tromsø training is kicking into high gear! And part of that "higher gear"? I decided to start working with a coach again. His name is Donal Moran and he's Irish, he lives here in London and I met him through the Mornington Chasers, though his coaching is separate from the run club. I'll share more, but its been a few weeks of working with him now and so far, so good (other than the stomach bug Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 9 & 8 Weeks Until Tromsø- Double Recap!
Here’s my two-week recap! Last week, I shared London marathon week (for my husband, not for me!) Today I’m wrapping up two weeks instead of one to get back on track! Week of April 22 through April 28Monday: Rest! I was very tired on Monday from the busy day cheering the day before at the London Marathon. Spectating a marathon and chasing your runner around the city is almost as exhausting as Continue Reading
10 Weeks Until the Midnight Sun Marathon
10 weeks until the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway- and marathon week in London (for my husband- and 53,000 other runners! Biggest group of finishers ever at the London marathon!) And what a fun one it was... (Technically I'm a week behind, this is last week's recap but I didn't publish last weekend, so publishing now!) Here's how training went this past week Monday: 7 mile Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 11 Weeks Until the Tromsø Marathon
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