Late again with my weekly recap! But I have a legitimate excuse; I'm on vacation in Denmark/Sweden/Norway! I'll definitely share more on the trip, but let me just recap this past week in training for the Houston Marathon- only 14 weeks to go! Monday: 7.81 miles, 9:35 min/mile pace. It was so hard to get up early after such a fun weekend with my sister Erin and her friend Jen, who were in Continue Reading
17 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon & Camping at Itasca!
Happy Sunday! We just got home from a fun-filled weekend of camping in Northern Minnesota, and now I'm here with my weekly recap of training for my 30th marathon, the Houston Marathon on January 20th! Here's how training went this week: Monday: Run commute home; I added on a bit to make it 7 miles and ended up running into Dustin out on his run; he took this pic of me with my run Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 18 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello! I hope you're having a fantastic weekend! Did you watch the footage of the Berlin Marathon? A new world record, so exciting! I ran the Berlin Marathon in 2013. Though it wasn't an awesome race for me, it was still a cool experience. Read all about it HERE. It was my first international marathon and one of the 6 races that got me my 6-star finisher's medal last Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 21 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Remember when I used to post here 3-4 times a week? I miss those days! Now I'm happy to just get my weekly recap out. Honestly, it's just harder in the summer to stay inside to write at the computer. I should try to write ALL my posts in the winter and just post them throughout the summer! Well, at least I'm still checking in here once a week with my weekly recap of recovery from my broken Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 24 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Hello, hello! It's Sunday, which means I'm here with my weekly recap of training for the Chevron Houston Marathon! This marathon will be my 30th marathon- woo-hoo! It is 24 weeks away- January 20! Plenty of time to get into marathon shape, which is good, as I am building back after 5 months off of running due to a broken tibia/fibula from slipping on the ice in February. Read more here. If Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 25 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
Happy Sunday! I'm here with my weekly recap of recovery post-broken leg and building back into marathon shape for what will hopefully be my 30th marathon in 25 weeks in Houston, Texas! *Before I dive into the recap, be sure to check out this post in the "My Running Favorites Series!" I'd love to get more volunteers to keep this going all summer. Send me an email at therightfits@gmail.com or link Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 26 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon!
Hello and happy Sunday! I'm here with my standard weekly recap, linking up with HoHo Run and Taking the Long Way Home, details at the end of this post. Join us, it's a great way to connect with other fitness bloggers! If you missed last week's recap, I shared that I registered for my first marathon post-broken leg, the Houston Marathon on January 20! It's 7 months away, but I'll continue to Continue Reading