Another wintry week of training for the Antarctica Marathon, while living in Minneapolis! Here's how everything went this past week: Monday: 8 mile run commute into the office. Slippery, snowy, same old story in Minnesota in January. Tuesday: Rest day! I had a work event at a cooking school; it was so much fun! Wednesday: I was awake and in my running clothes, ready to run commute. I Continue Reading
Right Fits Interview with My Sister Erin!
I mentioned in this post that after Boston, my next running adventure will be pacing my sister Erin again. If you've been reading for awhile, you'll remember when I ran Twin Cities Marathon with her. It was so much fun for both of us, so when she told me she wanted to run Grandma's this year I was all on-board to run with her again! With that said, I thought it would be fun for you guys to get Continue Reading
What to Wear on Race Day!
Are you training for a fall marathon? Maybe you're doing the Twin Cities Marathon (one of my favorites!) Portland? Milwaukee? Chicago? Berlin? Richmond? Steam town? There are so many great fall marathons to choose from. Maybe you're joining me at Big Cottonwood this Saturday (if so, please comment here so we can connect in Utah!) If you are running a fall race, you might be starting to Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: Fashionable Compression Socks
Last Sunday morning, as I relaxed in front of the TV with my morning coffee, watching the live coverage of the New York City marathon, I couldn't help but notice that Meb Keflezighi was wearing compression socks; not very many of the other men in the leader pack were. But guess what? Meb finished seventh at age 40 in his 10th NYC Marathon. His time of 2:13:32 was a national masters record. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Happy Halloween & Two Weeks Until Richmond!
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend celebrating. I always love Halloween. As you can see from above, I made my costume this year. Homemade for the win! I got the idea from a young trick-or-treater at my house last year who was covered in orange pom-poms. He said he was "cheeseballs!" and I thought, what a great idea- I should do that! So I have been thinking about this Continue Reading