Last Sunday, I ran the IDBI Mumbai Half Marathon. Saturday Expo: The expo was held on Thursday/Friday/Saturday, but since I had to work far away from the packet pick up, Saturday was my only option. I had my driver take me to the University of Mumbai Kalina campus, where the expo was being held at the sports complex there. It was interesting to see the University campus...very different Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: 16 Weeks Until the New York City Marathon!
Happy Sunday everyone! Thanks for stopping by. I'm here today with my weekly recap of training for the New York City Marathon on November 5th. If you're new to this blog, welcome! If you're a fellow blogger, join Jess from Jess Runs ATL and me for our weekly link-up of training recaps, a link-up for us to keep each other motivated! Details at the bottom of this post: Monday: I did my run Continue Reading
Guest Post: The 2017 Stockholm Marathon
I have a guest post today from my good friend Lindsey, who recently ran the Stockholm Marathon! If you've been reading the blog for a long time, you might remember when Dustin and I went to Sweden in 2012 to get my Volvo (read about it here, here, and here!) I LOVED Sweden and was so excited to hear more about Lindsey's experience with the marathon there as I'd like to run it someday. Here is Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Reviews: Grandma’s Marathon 2017
Last Saturday, I ran my 27th marathon, the 41st running of Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. This was my 3rd time running Grandma’s. I ran it in 2015. It was a downpour that year, but the rain kept us cool. I set a 13 minute PR! In 2016, I ran it again and it was a bust- red flag situation, super hot, not great. I ran a 3:49- a painful 3:49. Why did I run it again? Well, it's still a great Continue Reading
Guest Post by Matilda the Vizsla: Fast & Furry 8k 2017
Matilda has recapped the Fast & Furry 8k the past two years (read them here: 2015 and 2016). She's back again to share her thoughts on this year's race. Enjoy! Hi all! My name is Matilda Benson and I'm an 8 year-old Hungarian vizsla who LOVES to run. This was the fourth year that I've run the Fast and the Furry 8K, my big race of the year. I ran with Dustin the first two and Jessie at Continue Reading
Fits Do Race Recaps: The 121st Boston Marathon.
This past Monday, I ran the 121st Boston Marathon. This was my 26th marathon, 5 out of 6 of the World Majors, and state #17 on my 50-state goal. It's taken me a bit longer than usual to write this recap. I think it's because it's really hard for me to separate my personal performance from the race as a whole. I worked hard to get to Boston. It took a lot of sweat and tears to Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Ready to Run!
Hello from Boston! As you might know, (hehe) I am here to run the 121st Boston Marathon tomorrow. The energy here is incredible; I have run plenty of big marathons, but this one is different. The town is crawling with fit runners! I mean, really, really fit people. It's kind of intimidating! I'm talking about the 'every day' athlete here but additionally this town is crawling with elite Continue Reading