Happy Tuesday friends! I’m linking up with Kim from Kooky Runner and Zenaida for their Tuesday Topics link-up. The official topic of the week is "What did you learn from your worst race?" but instead I'm sharing a list of ways to know you're a Twin Cities Runner! I'll call this part 3 of a series- I wrote the first one back in 2014 (wow, this blog has been around a long Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: One Week Until the Oklahoma Marathon
Just one week to go until my 37th marathon! For a full list of the marathons I have done, check out THIS PAGE. Last week, I mentioned how my shin was super sore after Saturday's long run. I took a bonus rest day on Sunday and magically, the pain went away! I mean, I did also ice, stretch, and ice some more, but I am confident I made the right choice by resting instead of running on Sunday. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
Two weeks until I attempt to run another 26.2 and check my 26th state off my 50-state quest! Here's how things went this week in training: Monday: 9.16 miles before work, 9:05 min/mile average, my friend Isabelle joined for a bit. 45 minute full body strength with Adrian on the Peloton app after work; I liked this one! Tuesday: Intentional recovery run- 9:35 min/mile, before work and Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 3 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
I'm so sad to say goodbye to my favorite month. October was (mostly) a blast; running felt so great too! Hopefully November isn't too hard on us weather-wise here in Minneapolis, as I have 3 more weeks until my next marathon, the Route 66 marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which will be my 37th full (hopefully!) Here's how training went this past week: Monday: Very early 9 miler (back to alarms Continue Reading
4 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
October is the best time to be a runner in Minneapolis! The weather is perfection and the fall colors (if you're not running in the dark of course) are amazing. I tried to make the most of it this week! Here’s how training for the Oklahoma marathon went: Monday: 9 morning miles, 9:14 min/mile average followed by a 30 minute yoga session for a work thing. I did about an hour stack of Continue Reading
5 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon & an 80’s Party!
What a week! Not just with regards to training for my next marathon, (Oklahoma in 5 weeks), but also in non-running events. Let me dive right into my recap! Monday: Marathon Monday in Boston! I was there to cheer for Dustin; I walked with him from our hotel to the shuttle buses, and then headed out for my own run, which ended up being 8.5 miles. I watched the marathon from my hotel room on Continue Reading
6 Weeks Until the Oklahoma Marathon
Hello from Boston! I'm here to cheer for Dustin tomorrow, who's running his third Boston Marathon. Personally, I'm easing back into training for the Oklahoma marathon in 6 weeks! Here's how my week went in fitness: Monday: Lunch run with Ruth, 8:40 min/mile average, 4 miles. 20 minute strength for runners plus 10 minute core on the Peloton app. Tuesday: 7 solo miles, nice and easy, Continue Reading