I visited Cape Town, South Africa for a week at the end of October; here is a summary of the trip! I hope this post is helpful if you are planning to visit this fabulous place. Feel free to comment with any questions when planning your visit and I will try my best to help! Cape Town is an amazing pace with a lot of things to do, so it can be overwhelming when planning. It is quite common to go on Continue Reading

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, I completed my 46th full marathon, the Cape Town marathon in South Africa! This is my personal recap of my race experience; if you are considering the Cape Town marathon (and you should!), I hope this post is helpful to you. Travel: My husband Dustin and I arrived in Cape Town on Friday morning from London on an overnight flight, giving us about two days to Continue Reading

Hello! I missed a few weeks of blogging as I was in South Africa, but I'm back, and I'm working on my recap of the Cape Town marathon and of our 9 days in South Africa. Stop by soon for those detailed posts. But first, here's my recap of the week of the marathon! Monday: Birthday run! 5-ish miles in the pouring rain. What a way to celebrate my 3rd birthday in London, in very London-esque Continue Reading

Here we are, one week out from the Cape Town marathon, marathon #46 for me! Here's how the taper went this past week: Monday: Rest from running! After the 70 mile week the week before, I was very happy for a little lie-in and a rest day. I did do a beginner pilates class at the studio by my office after work. And over lunch, I was able to get a covid vaccine! In the U.K., I don't qualify Continue Reading

Last big week of training for the Cape Town marathon! Here's my recap of marathon training and life in London as an American! Monday: Rainy solo run commute + office 5k for 7.75 miles total. Tuesday: Train to the office (with 1 mile bonus jog with backpack), then 3x2 miles progressively quicker for 11.2 miles total before work. We went to see Vance Joy (an Australian singer) at Wembley Continue Reading

Hello! I’m back from Munich; I attended my first Oktoberfest and it was so much fun…here’s how I fit in marathon training for the Cape Town marathon, which is coming up quickly! Monday:  Easy 6.7 miles before work Tuesday: Big workout before work; I had to be in the office, so I took the train into the office, dropped off my bag and ran from there around Hyde park! Warm-up, 3 miles at GMP, 1 Continue Reading

(Look at that happy senior beauty in the above pic! Matilda is still doing great and enjoying her daily walkies in the Heath, bouncing around like a puppy some days!) I'm here as usual with my weekly recap of training for the Cape Town marathon and life in London as an American! Monday: 7 sore recovery miles- that 90 minute strength for running session that I did the day before (combined Continue Reading