With no marathons on the horizon and my 300+ mile month behind me, I took a little bit of a step back this week, but still got in some good runs and strength training. The weather started off almost fall-like, but then crept back up to regular August heat/humidity in time for the weekend! With Fargo's cancellation, I'm still keeping my eyes out for a small marathon somewhere drivable this year Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 27 Weeks Until the Houston Marathon
This post is SUPER long, so sit down, put yourself a glass of NUUN (or wine) and settle in. I have some exciting things to share and I want to get them all out there in my weekly recap post. However, if you didn't check in here the rest of the week, be sure to look back at this post of running favorites from Rita and this post recapping my experience at PIZZA CAMP! First of all, you read that Continue Reading
Friday Five: Last Minute Tips For The Marathon
Five Last Minute Tips For the Marathon You've done the training. You've made it this far. Now it's race day. Now it's time for the fun! But before the excitement and fun of the actual marathon, I have one last post with some tips for race day. The Twin Cities Marathon is this Sunday (as well as the Portland Marathon and the Chicago Marathon, I have friends running in both of those. Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: You Know You’re a Twin Cities Runner If…
1. You miss the Metrodome…for running in the winter 2. You are all too familiar with the hills of Summit Avenue or the hills of Kenwood Parkway. 3. You know where "the bunny" is. You also know how far it is to run to the bunny from your house and back. 4. You have come to expect road closures around the chain of lakes every Saturday/Sunday in the summer because there is Continue Reading