I admit I’m not a huge podcast listener but I do often enjoy having something entertaining or informative to listen to while I commute or travel. In that vein, here are five of my favorite podcasts that you might also enjoy. Serial (first season). The first season of the Serial podcast is the very first […]
Tips on Run Commuting
During my training break, I got kind of hooked on run commuting. I found it to be a fun way to get in miles and really enjoyed it. I’ve had a number of people ask me questions about how I made it work so I thought I’d share a few tips on run commuting. If […]
Berlin Marathon Training Recap Week 6
Hi friends. Another week down – this week of Berlin marathon training was unique because I ran 4 of my 6 runs while on business travel in Chicago. This also coincided with both one of my busiest weeks of work AND my first week of speed work and tempo runs. I was pretty nervous about […]
Berlin Marathon Training: Last “Build Up” Week
Hi friends. This past week of Berlin Marathon Training was my last build up week – this upcoming week starts the workouts. It also coincides with a major week of work travel. I’m in Chicago and will have a long week of extreme work hours and numerous events. It’s not the best timing, but I’m going to […]
My Keys for Getting Faster
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about my progression as a runner and I’m really proud of how I’ve managed to grow as a runner over the past year and a half. Not only in terms of getting faster, but in terms of the knowledge of running and my body (and myself, more generally) that […]
Berlin Marathon Training Recap – One Month Down!
One month of Berlin marathon training is complete! Three months and two weeks left until race day. This upcoming week is my last week of easy buildup before getting into the meet of my plan and I’m excited / nervous at the same time. I know I can do the hard workouts that are coming […]
Berlin Marathon Training – California Love
Week three of Berlin Marathon Training is in the books. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw that I spent the end of the week in California, celebrating my niece’s graduation from high school. We were in the suburbs, but surrounded by highways so I knew running would be a bit dicey. I […]
Qualifying for the Boston Marathon
I’ve had a long term running goal in my head for awhile now and I decided it was high time to put it down on paper (metaphorically speaking, of course). I have a long term goal of qualifying for the Boston marathon. Honestly, it seems crazy to me that qualifying for the Boston marathon is […]
Berlin Marathon Training Recap, Week 2
Week two is in the books and the Berlin Marathon is only 4 months away! That seems like a lot of time, but I know it will go quite quickly. This week was one of those long short weeks – you know one of those weeks where Friday takes forever to arrive? But all in […]
Berlin Marathon Training – Here We Go!
Well, we’re here, y’all! Berlin Marathon training has begun and I for one, am excited. I shared my plan for this training cycle and my sub-4 goal in this post – check it out if you missed it. This is actually the first time I’ve done the full Hanson plan with the build up as […]