After last week's injury scare and mileage cutback, it was back to regular programming this week! Dustin (my husband) was on a ski trip in Canada with some buddies, which meant I was a solo dog mom. Except I only had Matilda, as Ruth was at an overnight "bootcamp." This bootcamp was through a company called "K9 SF". As part of the training, she stayed at Downtown Dogs all week. Though I Continue Reading
11 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Is December flying by or what? I hope the same is true for January and February, as those are definitely the worst months for runners in Minneapolis. I'm officially 11 weeks out from marathon #34, the Atlanta Marathon, which will be my 23rd state on my 50-state quest. I'm here recapping my training this past week. But first, please check out this guest post from Kate, an athlete that I coach, Continue Reading
Guest Post from Kate, an Awesome Writer and Runner!
I have a guest post today from Kate, an athlete I started working with this past summer. You guys are in for a real treat because Kate is an actual writer (unlike yours truly, as I'm sure you've already figured out, ha!) Check out Kate's writing accomplishments on her website, http://www.katehattemer.com She's published multiple books, but today, she's here to tell you about her Continue Reading
13 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm here with my weekly recap of marathon training. After an awesome time at the Indianapolis Marathon (catch up HERE), I enjoyed a short recovery week. But now I'm back at it to prepare for the Atlanta marathon on March 1! Here's how training went down: Monday: First workout since Indy! Nothing too intense.3 miles easy, 10x45 seconds at 5k effort (around 7 Continue Reading
The Week of the Indianapolis Marathon
For the sake of a "complete" picture of my marathon training, I'm sharing a recap of my training the week of the Indianapolis Marathon. You can read the full recap of that race HERE. Here's how my training went the week of the Indianapolis marathon! Monday: One last moderate workout! 3 mile warm-up, 3x1 mile at goal marathon pace (8:15) with 2 minute recovery, 2 mile cools-down. 9 miles Continue Reading
Three Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
I made it through the biggest week of marathon training for Indianapolis- woohoo! I'm really excited for marathon 33 (state #23) in three weeks! My coach doesn't have me step back too much yet; I still have an 18 mile long run next weekend. But the overall intensity and mileage are on the decrease over the next three weeks. Taper time! Here's how training went this past week! Monday: 8 Continue Reading
12 Weeks Until the Indianapolis Marathon!
Another week, another weekly recap! August has been a lot of fun so far and training for the Indianapolis marathon is in full swing. But you guys are just here for the puppy pictures, right? Ha! Ruth is as cute as ever...but a handful! But back to marathon training, here's how things went last week: Monday: 9 miles with some hills, 9:27 min/mile pace. My coach wanted me to seek out Continue Reading