...and just 9 weeks until the Marathon du Medoc (which I'm treating as a training run for Dublin, but I still have to be able to cover 26.2 miles!) This was busy week at work; even though I still fit in a fair amount of fitness, I sadly barely took any pictures the whole week. So this is a low-picture kind of post. But still, it was a solid week of fitness and the London weather was quite Continue Reading
Kicking off training for the Dublin Marathon
I missed last week's official link-up for the recap, but I did still recap my week HERE if you want to catch up on what I've been up to and the details of my family's recent visit. I have had so many visitors in London over this first year here, I feel like I'm becoming quite the tour guide for a variety of ages and interests. Let me know if you ever need my advice! Here's my recap of this past Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Hosting Family/Exploring London!
What a fun-filled week with family. My oldest sister, her 3 daughters, and her husband were in town for a summer holiday, so hosting them was a big focus of my week. Running still happened- lots of walking, and lots of fun. Here's how it all went down! Monday: I met up with a woman I met at the Mornington Chasers long run the other weekend; she lives in the Camden neighborhood, so we met at Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Summer in London
Another week has flown by! I'm here with my weekly recap of life in London and training for the Dublin marathon (and the Marathon du Medoc.) It was a relatively uneventful week, ahead of my family visiting next week. My oldest sister and her 3 kids/husband arrive on Wednesday and are in London through next Tuesday, staying at a hotel for part of the trip and then with us for 3 nights. They're Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Running into June
Running into June! And now I am 21 weeks out from the Dublin marathon...and 13 weeks out from the Marathon du Medoc, a.k.a. "the French wine marathon"! I'm linking up with Kim and Deb for my weekly recap of fitness and life in London. Check out their posts for more information on this great link-up! Monday: We were still in Hampshire for the U.K. bank holiday, so I ran 7.4 miles there with Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Summer Kickoff
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer, right? Luckily, the U.K. has a holiday this Monday as well, so it felt very similar to living in the U.S.! Here's my weekly recap of life and fitness in London: Monday: Rest from running; since I ran the Hackney Half on Sunday, I gave my body a rest from running. Instead, I fit in a barrecore class AFTER work, at the Mayfair studio by my Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Life in London
Hello friends! I'm here with my weekly recap of fitness and life in London. I'm usually counting down to a marathon, but my next full marathon isn't until Dublin at the end of October (more than 20 weeks away) so it feels a wee bit too early to do that. I do have the "bonus" Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux France in September, but that one is definitely just for fun and I'll treat it as a training Continue Reading