Dustin survived his first "ultra!" I tagged along and survived my first trail run (25k) at altitude. The word "ultra" marathon is such a broad term. I guess it means anything longer than 26.2 miles and most "ultras" are trail races. It seems that in the "ultra" world, the 50k distance is just a "beginner" race into the world of ultra long distance, with 50 and 100 milers being quite popular. Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: A Cutback Week and a 10k
Another week has passed. It's time for my weekly recap! This week was actually pretty light on running. My coach had me "taper" a bit for the 10k I raced on Saturday. He cut back on my mileage and my workouts (only one this week) to prepare. Here's how it worked out: Monday: 8 easy miles with my run club Tuesday: My only workout of the week- 2 mile warmup, 1 mile at 10k goal Continue Reading
Where to Run in Chicago (And What to Know)
My friend Heather has graciously written a guest post for you about where to run in Chicago and what to know! Enjoy! Chicago, America’s second city, is known for deep dish pizza, cutting edge comedy and pioneering architecture. But few people are aware that Chicago actually boasts one of the more vibrant running communities in the country. We all know that Midwestern runners are some of the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 9 Weeks Until Grandma’s Marathon!
Looking for some spring running gear? Check out some tips from yours truly and a few other local runners in this post from Minneapolis Running. Let me know if you have any other spring running tips, I'd love to hear them! I'm so excited for my running friends who are out in Boston for tomorrow's race! There are about 15 people from my running club there this year, and I'm hoping they all have Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: The Patagonia Strider Pro Short
Last summer, I purchased a pair of the Patagonia Strider shorts. I like them, as they are really light-weight and fit me well. I run in them often and definitely have them in my "favorites" pile. However, Dustin kept telling me that the Patagonia Strider Pro Shorts were even better, but that style was only previously available for men. Guess what? The Patagonia Strider Pro are now available Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Double Runs?!?
You read that title correctly. Double runs. Scary! I am sure some of you think that double runs are the most ridiculous thing ever, especially for a girl with a marathon PR of 3:54. I mean, what possible reasons would there be for a middle-of-the-pack runner like me to do two runs a day? I had the same questions when my coach Antonio put them on my schedule. I was definitely not on board at Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Two Weeks of Grandma’s Training
Yes, that is snow in the above picture. Winter returned to Minneapolis and made for some colder runs the past two weeks. It definitely was hard to handle after such nice weather earlier this month! Anyways, I missed my weekly recap for the week of March 16-22, so I'm filling you on the past two weeks. Week of March 16-22 Monday: About 7.5 miles with my friend Monica; I met her downtown for a Continue Reading