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
Weekly Recap: 5 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
I hope you are all having a fab February so far! Just 5 weeks until my next marathon, the Barcelona Marathon on March 10th! I'm excited to go to Barcelona for many reasons, one of which is that my niece is studying abroad there, so I'll be seeing her, which is grand. Dustin is not racing Barcelona. Instead he is running the London marathon in April (he has a good-for-age time as a resident,) Continue Reading
6 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Yay, January is finally over! We are in the great, short (though a day longer than normal) month of February. Spring is on its way! Here's how training went for the Barcelona marathon, which is in 6 weeks. (But first, I did post a recap of our trip to Zermatt if you're interested. Read it HERE.) Monday: 7 miles before work, easy recovery run. Tuesday: Run commute with Tina, 4.5 miles, Continue Reading
Fits on the Road in Zermatt, Switzerland
On January 14-20, Dustin and I went on a snowboarding/ski trip to Zermatt Switzerland (meeting 5 of our American friends there.) This is a recap and summary of that trip; I love to share for my own journaling as well as to hopefully help anyone who might be planning a trip to Zermatt! Both Dustin and I snowboard, but for brevity, I'm going to just say "ski" for most of this post. Sunday, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 7 Weeks Until the Barcelona Marathon
Hello friends! I'm still working on my post about our recent trip to Zermatt, Switzerland- stop by this week. For now, I'll move right onto my weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon, which will be in 7 weeks. Monday: Rest from running. After my rough long run the day before, I knew a rest day was best for me. I did do a bit of core and upper body strength after work. Tuesday: Continue Reading