I have a bit of the post-marathon blues. I trained hard for Grandma's Marathon and it didn't go the way I had hoped. I think another reason for the blues that normally when I finish a marathon, I have the next one selected and a potential trip booked to look forward to. But this time? I'm a little lost. I don't know what's next on my racing schedule. I don't have my next marathon Continue Reading
Interview with an Elite: Tina Muir
A few weeks ago, I linked to an article from Runner's Connect about pool running. Enough of you read that article that the Runner's Connect community manager, Tina Muir, reached out to me to share some more information about Runner's Connect. Tina Muir! OMG! Well, I just had to ask her for an interview and was pleasantly surprised that she agreed. If you aren't familiar with her, here's a Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: How Not to Date a Runner.
The other day, a friend of mine sent a group text to a bunch of runner gals about a first-date fail, where she ate twice as much as the guy she was out with and she ate it twice as fast! That text started a barrage of testimonies of other bad first dates specifically for runners. Apparently there are a lot of things you shouldn't do if you want to date a runner. This same group of friends gave Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Crying at the Marathon
This November I will (hopefully) arrive at the starting line of my 20th marathon. Since my first attempt at the marathon ended in a DNF (did not finish), this will actually be my 21st time arriving at that starting line. Each marathon for me is an emotional experience; you'd think I'd be over it by now right? But I train for 3-4 months for each one and I put a lot of time, effort, and sweat Continue Reading
Fitness Fashion Friday: Putting Your Name on Your Race Shirt
Today's installment of Fitness Fashion Friday is a bit of a stretch in terms of fashion...Today's post is all about putting your name on your shirt for races! Actually, as you read on, you might think this is more of a fitting debate...please share your thoughts on the topic! You can see from all of these pictures that I am most definitely a fan of putting my name on my shirt for a 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
Interview with an Elite: Nathan Freeburg of Minneapolis Running
You may recognize Nathan from his blog, Minneapolis Running. I also featured him in this POST about 5 Minnesota Men Who Blog About Running. In the past, I have interviewed Liz Turner and Jenna Boren on TRF, and though technically Nathan is not an “elite” runner, I think he is an inspiring athlete and I thought it would be fun to interview him here! Enjoy! Basic Running Stats about Continue Reading