Well, the good news is: I set a half-marathon PR! The bad news is: I didn’t set a marathon PR. The other good news is: I qualified for Boston again! Woohoo! Finishing time: 3:30:09 This race was, in a nutshell, weird for me. I went into it feeling like I could either run a 3:20…
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ONE WEEK Until the Twin Cities Marathon
Yiiikes! [For information on how to track me during the race, read the very bottom of this post!] I’ve been dilly-dallying on writing any posts about Twin Cities next week, mostly because I’m not sure exactly how I feel about it. I’ve felt a bit behind the ball in my training, the ENTIRE TIME, and…
Four Weeks Until The Twin Cities Marathon
Ok, it’s really more like three and a half… but everyone has been asking about my training, and I haven’t updated you in a while! Sorry! Long story short: training has been (mostly) good! If you remember my plan, I was supposed to work hard up until today(ish), then take half of a rest week…
6 Weeks until the Twin Cities Marathon
Time to get training, eh? I guess so! With Twin Cities 6 weeks away, I’m feeling a bit behind the ball. At this point in training for Napa I had already done multiple 16 and 18-mile runs, fast finish runs, and plenty of speedwork. I’ve basically been doing none of that this summer. Luckily, I…
Bridger Ridge Run: Race Report
The easiest way to describe my experience doing the ridge run would probably include a hefty amount of expletives. I’ll aim for more eloquence to convey how I feel about the run! It was RIDICULOUSLY HARD. Luckily, I went into this race with little expectations for myself personally. I KNEW I was bad (am bad)…
Marathon #2: Five Tips for Better Training
I hinted in my Ridge Run training post that I was ready for another marathon – I’m officially signed up to run the Twin Cities Marathon this October! Woohoo! Or, yikes? I had been considering and October marathon for a while, but didn’t really feel motivated to train, so I hadn’t signed up. I finally…
Bridger Ridge Run Training
I haven’t wanted to talk about running since Jackson (ugh, can we forget about it already?)… which also means I haven’t really been running much since Jackson. I can’t ignore it anymore though, because I have some serious races coming up! I finally signed up for a second marathon (since I can’t run Boston 2014,…
Race Report: Jackson Hole Half Marathon
I’d really rather not write this race report, as I have nothing great to report; however, I feel obligated. So, here we go: To say this race was not my best would be an understatement. Not only did I come into it underprepared and unmotivated, but it also seemed to coincide with my body not…
Getting in Shape is HARD
Wow, please remind me never to get out of shape EVER AGAIN. I wrote the following paragraph two weeks ago, after one week of running: Seriously, this last week has been really demoralizing: running is much harder than I remember. I’m having a really hard time believing that I ran 7:59 pace for over 26…
Running Update: Time for Another Race
I haven’t written about running since the marathon because, well, I haven’t been running. It’s been over seven weeks since Napa and I have literally run three times. Not on consecutive days, or even weeks. Not hard, fast, or long. All in all, I’ve been kind of a bum! And that’s putting it lightly! I…
Napa Valley Marathon: Race Recap
This weekend could not have been better! It could have been enough that I was in beautiful California, enjoying great company, fabulous views, incredible food, and more — but add to that a fantastic marathon experience, and you have one hell of a weekend. In case you need to catch up, you can find all…
ONE WEEK Until the Napa Valley Marathon
ONE WEEK UNTIL THE MARATHON? Oh my. Hopefully, exactly one week from right now, I’ll be approaching (if not already across!) the finish line at the Napa Valley Marathon! Bottom line: I think I’m ready. Really, I think I have a good chance to really rock this marathon. Training (err, tapering) went well this last…
Two Weeks Until the Napa Valley Marathon
I know I said this last week, but… I’m super nervous. Increasingly nervous. I can’t fall asleep at night because I’m going over the course, calculating splits, visualizing my race — you might say I’m obsessed with this race at this point! Having a plan makes me feel much more comfortable, so going over the…
3 Weeks until the Napa Valley Marathon
Writing that title made me super nervous. Three weeks? YIKES. Luckily, I got my groove back this week. After a hellish week last week, we cut my mileage down this week, which worked well. I’m pretty sure we could have kept the extra miles and been fine, but I was glad for the easier week…
4 Weeks Until the Napa Marathon
Welp, I can honestly say I have never had a more discouraging week of training. Ever. After having multiple really good training weeks (see here and here), this week came as a surprise. I thought, following a rest week, I would have a great week for both a lot of miles and a lot of…
5 Weeks Until the Napa Valley Marathon
Crunch time! Last week was a rest week, and hallelujah for that. I was ready for it, and spent the week being entirely TOO lazy. I was a bit under the weather, so spent the week reading, sleeping, eating (cinnamon rolls), and generally being easy on my body. I got back on the (metaphorical) horse…