When training for the London Marathon, I was diagnosed with a level 1 stress "reaction." For about four weeks, I couldn't run. I could swim, bike, and POOL RUN! There were a few things that I needed in order to survive all that pool running, so today's Friday Favorites is five tips to survive pool running! 1. Access to a pool with a deep end: I pictured pool running as running in the Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: The Brian Kraft 5k
Hey, look who is pacing me again in that picture! Yep, it seems that all of my recent PR's (the Phoenix Marathon, the Fast & Furry 8k, and now the Brian Kraft 5k) are thanks to my amazing pacer! Let me back up. I have recapped the Brian Kraft 5k twice on this blog - first in 2014, right after the Flying Pig Marathon (i.e. not a great 5k for me) and again in 2015, where I ran a 22:04 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Three Weeks Until Grandma’s Marathon 2016
Grandma's Marathon 2016 is 3 weeks away. Can you believe that June 18th is creeping up on us so quickly? Can't wait! Here's how my training went last week: Monday: 7 easy morning miles with two friends. 1 hour barre class at The Barre in the evening. Tuesday: 2 mile warm up, 5 x 1k repeats with 2 minute recovery, 2 mile cool down. My goal pace for the 1k repeats was 5k race pace, or Continue Reading
Friday Five: Favorite Tips for Running With Your Dog in the Heat.
Today's Friday Favorites is a bit of a follow-up to Matilda's guest post from Tuesday (If you missed it, catch up here!) As you know from that post and many others, Matilda is a great running companion. But as temperatures rise in the summer, I have to be careful about not pushing her too much in the heat. Here are five useful tips to keep in mind. 1. Cut back on the Continue Reading
Guest Post by Matilda: The Fast & Furry 8k
Today's guest post is from my dog, Matilda! She wanted to share her race recap from last Saturday's Fast & Furry 8k. From Matilda Benson, age 7: This was my 3rd year racing the Fast & Furry 8k. It's my favorite (and only) race of the year so I tend to take it pretty seriously. Once again, almost all of my training going into the race was done on the extreme ends of the spectrum, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Big Week of Training for Grandma’s Marathon 2016!
It's time for my weekly recap of training for Grandma's Marathon 2016! It was a big week in mileage, but still lots of fun. Here's how it all went down: Monday: Easy 5.5 miles with my new running partner Nordica. She had run 22 miles the day before, so she only wanted to do 5.5. After we split, I grabbed Matilda and we did another 2 miles for 7.5 miles total. I had a double run on the schedule, Continue Reading
Friday Five: Five Favorite Local Running Stores
Today's Friday Five is my Five Favorite Local Running Stores! 1.Gear Running Store Gear is "my" running store. It's in my neighborhood. The owners Paul and Laura (and Laura's sister Olivia) are so, so nice and helpful. They have helped our running club order/source singlets multiple times. I love their Run MSP gear. They carry awesome brands like Oiselle. They have every shoe you could Continue Reading