Happy February! As I shared in an earlier post, I have started working with a running coach. I am getting back in shape and gearing up for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. Now that I am back to training, I will share my training recap every other week. This is my final base […]
2018 Action Plan February Check In
If you missed my 2018 Action Plan post, check that out here. In that post, I share my 2018 Action Plan (what I’m also calling my “get your ish together list”.) Here is my first check in. As a reminder, my action items were: Cook more. Find a church home. Build up to marathon training […]
Base Building Training Recap 2
New year, new training plan! As I shared in an earlier post, I have started working with a running coach. I am getting back in shape and gearing up for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. Now that I am back to training, I will share my training recap every other week. Once I […]
How to Find a Running Group
This post is for the runner who is currently running alone but wants to find a running group. Or the runner who knows of a couple groups but is struggling to find the right running group. I’ve been there. When I started marathon training back in 2013, I would piece together long runs with various […]
Base Building Training Recap
New year, new training plan! As I shared in an earlier post, I have started working with a running coach. I am getting back in shape and gearing up for a June marathon – Grandma’s in Duluth, Minnesota. Now that I am back to training, I will share my training recap every other week. Once I […]
Why (and how) I Chose a Running Coach
I have decided that as I work towards my next marathon, I will be working with a running coach. I’ve gotten some questions about my decision so thought that I would share why I chose to work with a running coach and how I chose my coach. After one real attempt and one kind of […]
2017 Running Stats
I’ve already shared my Year in Running – you can go check that out here. But today, I want to really dig into my running stats for the year. I love data and luckily I have quite a bit of data that tells me about my runs over the year. I pulled this data from […]
2018 Action Plan
I don’t set New Year’s Resolutions as a general rule. But I do like to assess and do some goal setting. Not just at the new year, but in general. I have been thinking though and I would like to set out a few things that I’m planning on taking action on in 2018. Maybe […]
Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon Race Recap 2017
The Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon has become a must do race for me. The race is always a part of a super fun girls weekend for me and some friends. We rent a house, run the race and then have SO MUCH FUN. It’s a great way to end the year and while it was […]
Ten Best Gifts for the First Time Marathoner
The first time marathoner is an unique specimen. If you’ve ever lived or loved someone training for a marathon, you know what I mean. And if you have the luck to be close with someone who is about to become a first time marathoner or just recently became a first time marathoner, you know just […]