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 […]
Marathon Number Ten
I can’t believe the title of this blog post. I ran my first marathon in November of 2013 and in June of 2018, I will run marathon number ten. After a racing season (or let’s be real, a race) ends, I immediately think about what’s next. I can’t help it – I just do it! […]
Berlin Marathon Race Goals
It is race week and I am finally ready to settle on my race goals for the Berlin Marathon. The race is fast approaching and I am ready! A Goal: 3:55. This is the pace I have been training for (equates to an 8:58 pace) and I am confident that I can run this pace. […]
Marine Corps Marathon Race Recap
This year celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Marine Corps Marathon. I was thrilled when I got into the Marine Corps 17.75k earlier this year because I knew that if I finished that race, I would earn the right to run the MCM, my home marathon. I’d been looking forward to this race for months […]
Wineglass Marathon Recap
The Wineglass Marathon was one of the best races I’ve ever run and I had such an incredible experience that this race recap is going to be tough to cut down to a reasonable length. I’ll do my best. You might recall that I was planning on using the Wineglass Marathon as a training run […]
Wineglass Marathon Goals
The first of my two marathons is coming up this weekend and I’m excited. I chose Wineglass because it looks like a beautiful course and it’s in an area I have never experienced before. I’ve never been to the Finger Lakes region of New York and thought the race would be a good reason to […]
August Marathon Training Update
Marine Corps Marathon is less than two months away and I’m just five weeks out from the Wineglass Marathon. I’m at the point where things are definitely “real” so to speak. These marathons are happening and they’ll be happening in no time! With less than two months to go to my goal race, I wanted […]
MCM Training Recap + the Weekend Update
This week, I’m combining my training recap into a weekend update post and linking up with Tara over at Running n Reading for her Weekend Update link up. I am finally home and it feels good! I will be in town for the next 2.5 weeks before my next trip. This past week was really jam packed […]
4 Reasons to Run a Marathon + 1 Reason NOT to!
If it seems like everyone around you is running a marathon, that’s because…they are! According to Running USA, there were 232,600 women (including me!) that finished a marathon last year. Participation in marathons is at a record high, and numbers will likely continue to grow. If you have been thinking about joining the masses and […]