On May 11, 2019, I ran my 32nd marathon, the Brookings Marathon in South Dakota. It was my 21st state in my 50-state marathon quest. I ran this marathon with my sister Erin; I called myself her "pacer," but in reality, I just ran it with her for the experience...because I love running marathons with her! I wasn't ever planning to run a particular pace and hold that pace no matter what happened Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: The Week of the Brookings Marathon
Happy Sunday! I'm here with a short recap of the week before the Brookings Marathon, which I ran with my sister yesterday. (Dustin ran it too- his 4th marathon in 5 months!) I'll be back later this week with a full recap of the race! Monday: Track Monday! 3 mile warm-up to get to the track, then 1x800m with 400m recovery, then 4x200m fast with 200m recovery, 1x800m again, and 2 mile cool-down. 8 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 1 Week Until the Brookings Marathon
Happy Sunday and welcome to May! I'm so glad spring is in full swing; it's wonderful to run outside without worrying about whether or not the trails will be icy, isn't it? Here's how training went this past week for the Brookings Marathon that I will be running with my sister (her goal is around 4:20-4:25): Monday: 6.65 miles with my friend Christie before work, Discover Strength Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 2 Weeks Until the Brookings Marathon
Happy Sunday! It was a fun week of training over here for the Brookings Marathon, which is in two weeks. I will be running with my sister Erin to hopefully pace her to a PR! Here's how training went this week: Monday: 7 miles with Christie before work with some strides in there. Discover Strength (strength training class) after work. Tuesday: 3 mile warm-up, 4x(800m with 400m recovery), 400m jog, Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: What’s Next?
The theme of this blog has been Antarctica for so long...so, what's next? Well..what's next will probably be a few more posts about our trip to Antarctica! I can't help it, it was the trip of a lifetime and I'm not yet done oversharing. If you're catching up, you can read about the actual Antarctica marathon HERE, then the non-Antarctica parts of the trip HERE, and then the first of a few posts Continue Reading