Training for the Atlanta marathon is flying by! Only 4 weeks to go. Here's how training went this past week: Monday: Treadmill miles after work, 8 miles at 9:15 min/mile. Tuesday: 7 miles with the morning run club, 9 min/mile. Discover Strength session after work. Wednesday: Christie and I had the same workout, so we met at 5:30 am to get it done. 25 minute warm-up, then 6x(90 Continue Reading
5 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon!
5 weeks until March 1 (so...almost spring??) That means 5 weeks until the Atlanta marathon (and cheering for the Olympic trials the day before!) Here's how training went this past week: Monday: I had the day off from work, so I met up with my friends Christie and Julie for a run at 8 am. They only wanted to run six miles, so I ran to the Calhoun Beach Club to meet up with them, ran 6 Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 6 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
After last week's injury scare and mileage cutback, it was back to regular programming this week! Dustin (my husband) was on a ski trip in Canada with some buddies, which meant I was a solo dog mom. Except I only had Matilda, as Ruth was at an overnight "bootcamp." This bootcamp was through a company called "K9 SF". As part of the training, she stayed at Downtown Dogs all week. Though I Continue Reading
8 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Welcome to 2020! I hope your year is going well so far. I shared a post this week reflecting on running through 2019 and my plans for 2020; catch up HERE. Obviously, first up on the 2020 calendar is the Atlanta marathon which is now 8 weeks away! Here's how training went this past week: Monday: 6 miles on the treadmill before work, 9:15 min/mile average. Discover Strength after work. Tuesday: 7 Continue Reading
11 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon
Is December flying by or what? I hope the same is true for January and February, as those are definitely the worst months for runners in Minneapolis. I'm officially 11 weeks out from marathon #34, the Atlanta Marathon, which will be my 23rd state on my 50-state quest. I'm here recapping my training this past week. But first, please check out this guest post from Kate, an athlete that I coach, Continue Reading
14 Weeks Until the Atlanta Marathon!
If you missed my recap of the Indianapolis Marathon, catch up HERE; in that post, I shared that my next marathon will be the Publix Atlanta Marathon on March 1! Dustin (my husband) and I had already planned to go to Atlanta to watch the Olympic Trials. Since we haven't run a marathon in Georgia yet and are doing the 50-state challenge, we decided to register for the marathon the next day. I Continue Reading