Throughout the year, I consistently shared my weekly recaps of training. But it's also fun at the end of a year to reflect on the year as a 'whole.' So much more happened than I realized: four full marathons, many shorter races from 1 mile and up, lots of travel and adventure; quite a year! So I figured I would share a YEAR recap; I hope you enjoy this long (and a bit self-indulgent) post, Continue Reading
Fits On The Road: Anderson Valley, California
Today's post is a picture-heavy recap of our recent long weekend in Anderson Valley, California. Anderson Valley is a sparsely populated region of Northern California, abut 100 miles north of San Francisco; wine country for pinot noir fans! If you plan to visit this area in the future, hopefully this post will be of value to you. (Pin it to Pinterest for future reference!) We flew into San Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Three Weeks Until Grandma’s Marathon
Three weeks until Grandma’s Marathon... If you’re catching up, I trained hard for the Boston Marathon 6 weeks ago and am now getting ready to pace my sister Erin in Duluth in a few weeks. Her goal is a 4:15, or a 9:40-9:45 min/mile. My recovery since Boston hasn’t been awesome- between a concussion that kept me out of running for a week and now being plagued by some annoying aches and Continue Reading