When training for the London Marathon, I was diagnosed with a level 1 stress "reaction." For about four weeks, I couldn't run. I could swim, bike, and POOL RUN! There were a few things that I needed in order to survive all that pool running, so today's Friday Favorites is five tips to survive pool running! 1. Access to a pool with a deep end: I pictured pool running as running in the Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Five Weeks Until the London Marathon
FIVE weeks until the London Marathon! Yikes. I have to admit, I'm pretty anxious to get back into real training, especially with the race so close, but my coach is being very conservative. He only wanted me to run every other day this week and always short/easy runs. If I made it through the week running pain-free, he would start to add mileage back to my schedule. So, here's how the past Continue Reading
Six Weeks Until the London Marathon & The Unveiling of The Mural!
As I shared in last week's recap, I have been sidelined a bit by injury but am still feeling hopeful for the London Marathon in 6 weeks. I am fortunate that my injury is pretty minor; just a level 1 stress "reaction", which is basically a bruised bone, not a fracture. The recovery is usually fast; I took this entire week off of running and am feeling back to 100%! I spent the past week Continue Reading
Training for the London Marathon…and Pool Running
Training for the London Marathon has started out a little differently than I had hoped! Let me recap last week for you: Monday: Hiked Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, about 2 hours Tuesday: Rest. Returned to Minneapolis Wednesday: More rest. Thursday: [solidcore] with Tom as the teacher. He's one of the owners- awesome, awesome class! I go to Arms & Abs at solidcore a fair amount, Continue Reading